What muscles do push-ups exercise?

Male friends all want to have a healthy and strong body, so exercise is essential and requires long-term persistence. Therefore, many people choose to use push-ups to exercise their muscles and make great changes to their originally thin body. So what muscles can push-ups exercise? Let’s take a look.

The main muscle groups exercised by push-ups are the pectoralis major and triceps, while they also exercise the anterior deltoid, serratus anterior and coracobrachialis as well as other parts of the body. Its main function is to improve the muscle strength of the upper limbs, chest, waist, back and abdomen. According to the distance between the hands, it can be divided into four types: super long distance, wide, medium and narrow

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1. Super long distance push-ups: mainly exercise the lateral pectoralis major and biceps. When the elbow angle is greater than 135 degrees, the biceps brachii are the main force.

2. Wide-grip push-ups: about 1.5 times shoulder width, mainly exercises the outer side of the pectoralis major, while developing the anterior deltoid and triceps.

3. Middle-distance push-ups: slightly wider than shoulder width, mainly exercises the middle part of the pectoralis major (increases thickness), while developing the anterior deltoid and triceps.

4. Narrow-grip push-ups: With your hands smaller than shoulder width, place them in front of your nipples. This mainly exercises the anterior deltoid and triceps, while also developing the inner side of the pectoralis major (chest groove).

I believe everyone already knows which muscles can be exercised by push-ups. Male friends can try to start exercising at home. But in addition to exercise, it is also recommended that male friends know how to match some foods to promote the effect of exercise. Symptoms of muscle soreness may occur when you first start exercising, so you need to get a good rest after exercise.