What is the correct push-up posture?

Many people like to do push-ups, but they don’t know what the correct push-up posture is, nor do they know whether their posture is correct. If the push-up posture is incorrect, it may also strain their muscles and be harmful to their body. However, if you master your push-up posture, you can not only get the effect of exercise, but also will not cause damage to your muscles. So what is the correct push-up posture?

STEP1 Horizontal position

Place your hands on the ground, shoulder-width apart. Stretch your arms out to support your body. Place the forefoot of both feet on the ground and support the weight of the body with both hands. Try to keep your body as straight as possible from your head to your ankles. Tighten your abdominal muscles, inhale, and bend your elbows to lower. When the elbow angle is less than 90 degrees, start to exhale, return to the starting position and repeat the movement.

Ideal number of sets: 15/set, 2 sets/time

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STEP2 Downward slope position

Place your feet on a bench 50cm high (it can be adjusted slightly according to your personal height) and support yourself with your hands on the ground. Lower your body until your chest almost touches the ground and then push up. This training method mainly targets the upper chest muscles and the front shoulder muscles. If conditions permit, you can also replace the bench with a fitness ball. In this way, in order to maintain balance, the body will mobilize more muscles to participate in the exercise, achieving better exercise results.

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

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STEP3 Clamp Arm Type

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

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These are the correct ways to do push-ups. When doing push-ups, you must master the correct posture. If you use an incorrect push-up posture, the effect obtained after exercise will not be outstanding, and all your previous efforts will be wasted. Therefore, you must choose the most appropriate and correct way to do push-ups.