How about doing push-ups to train your chest muscles?

Nowadays, more and more people pay more attention to physical exercise, especially some boys. Having a muscular body gives people a sense of strong beauty. Push-ups are a good way to exercise muscles. I believe most people can do push-ups, but many people don’t have a very thorough understanding of push-ups, because there are many types of push-ups. So how about push-ups for training chest muscles? Let’s take a look together!

The role of push-ups:

Develop strength qualities

Its main function is to develop a person's upper limb strength and abdominal muscle strength, and can improve the body's static and dynamic strength qualities.

Improve human physiological functions

It plays an important role in developing balance and support abilities. It can improve the central nervous system, which is beneficial to the firmness of bones, flexibility of joints, strength of ligaments, thickness and elasticity of muscles. It can also accelerate blood circulation, increase lung capacity, promote growth and development, and improve athletic ability.

Improve your health and fitness

Regular and comprehensive exercise is beneficial to the physical and mental development. It can regulate people's psychology, make people energetic, strengthen the body, cultivate sentiment, and exercise will. It is also said to have the effect of prolonging life.

How to train chest muscles with push-ups:

1. Chest expansion:

Use the palms of your hands as support points, open your arms as wide as your shoulders or wider than your shoulders, keep your back, waist and hips in a straight line, use your elbows to exert force, and bend your arms.

Targeted parts: This method mainly exercises the pectoral muscles, triceps of the upper arms, and abdominal muscles.

2. Oxen plowing style:

Use your fists or palms as a base of support. Place your hands on the ground and open your arms to shoulder width. Keep your toes on the ground and your hands and feet parallel. Push your head diagonally forward, use the forefoot, hands, neck, and waist together, and at the same time lower your waist and stick it to the ground. Then lift your hips, lower your waist, pull your body back, and the movement is complete.

Targeted areas: This exercise focuses on the neck and strengthens the back muscles, wrists, and ankles.

The above is an introduction to some knowledge about push-ups. It should be noted that when doing push-ups, you must warm up in advance. For beginners of push-ups, you must proceed step by step. It is best to start with simple ones. It is necessary to choose an exercise method that suits you. It is best to do it in groups every day and stick to it to exercise your chest muscles.