Can push-ups increase chest muscles?

Push-ups are a very common form of exercise in our daily lives, especially for male friends to train their arms, waist and abdomen strength. Push-ups are simple and easy to do. As long as you have time, you can do a few anytime and anywhere. Push-ups are also very good for exercising the chest muscles of male compatriots. So can push-ups enlarge men's pectoral muscles? Let’s find out together!

1. Standard push-ups with clamped arms

The movement is basically the same as horizontal push-ups, except that you should place your hands in front of your chest during the exercise, and keep your upper arms as close to the sides of your upper body as possible. The most standard movement is that when looking from above, the back should block half of each hand on each side.

Ideal number of sets: 10/set, 2 sets/time

2. Kneeling push-ups

The movement is basically the same as a standard push-up. Place your hands on the ground, shoulder-width apart. Keep your arms straight to support your body. The difference is that instead of placing the forefoot on the ground, you now kneel on both knees, cross your calves and bend them naturally, so that your thighs and upper body are on the same plane and the center of gravity moves forward.

Ideal number of sets: 10/set, 2 sets/time

3. Jumping push-ups

Make a slight modification to the standard push-up movement. When your arms are ready to straighten (pull up), push your palms off the ground with force. This movement should not be unfamiliar. Some people are used to exercising by holding their fists (which can increase wrist strength) or by pushing their hands off the ground and clapping their hands.

4. Spartan push-ups

The initial movement is the same as the standard push-up posture. Move one hand (here it is tentatively set as the left hand) slightly forward a short distance so that both hands are not on the same horizontal line in front and behind. Inhale, then bend your elbows and press your body down. When the elbow angle is less than 90 degrees, exhale. While lifting your body, lift both hands off the ground at the same time, and change the position so that the right hand is in front and the left hand is in the back. Then continue to press down without moving your hands, and when you stand up, switch the positions of your hands again and repeat the action.

Through the above introduction, I believe friends have already known that practicing push-ups can help increase men's pectoral muscles. It should be noted that if you want to make your chest muscles stronger, you must insist on doing push-up training in the correct and standard way every day, and you will be able to achieve unexpected results.