How do push-ups exercise your chest muscles?

Many people want to have chest muscles. Many boys consider chest muscles as a symbol of masculinity. However, if you want to have chest muscles, you need to exercise. Some people say that push-ups can exercise chest muscles, but sometimes they don’t know how to do push-ups to exercise chest muscles. Next, let me introduce to you some related content about how push-ups can exercise chest muscles. You must study it carefully.

1. Change the distance between the two hands: the hands are slightly wider (or slightly narrower) than the shoulders, and the elbows are open and parallel to the ground. As long as your hands are not equal to shoulder width, the difficulty of push-ups will increase accordingly. The method that is slightly wider than the shoulder distance focuses more on training the arm and shoulder muscles; the method that is slightly narrower than the shoulder distance focuses more on training the chest and back muscles.

2. Changes in hand and foot techniques: Hand techniques can be divided into three forms: full palm support, fist support and finger support. In terms of direction, they can be divided into three types of support postures: fingertips forward, inward and outward. Full palm support means supporting the ground with the entire palm; fist support means supporting the ground with a clenched fist; finger support means supporting the ground with the first joint of the fingers. Finger support requires great strength and is the most difficult. There are two types of foot techniques: feet together or apart. You can also use the instep or arch of the foot to support the ground.

3. Changes in posture with body tilt: When doing high push-ups, the practitioner's body is with feet low and hands high, and hands and feet are not on the same horizontal plane. This posture is suitable for beginners and people with little strength. Medium push-ups, in which the practitioner's feet and hands are on the same level, are suitable for general exercisers. When practicing low-post push-ups, the practitioner's body is with feet high and hands low. The feet can be placed on a low stool or the edge of the bed, and the hands can be supported on the ground. The hands and feet are not in the same plane. This posture puts the weight of the whole body on the upper limbs, which requires a high level of physical fitness from the fitness enthusiast.

If you want to exercise your chest muscles through push-ups, you have to learn it carefully. You should persist in exercising in your life and not be a one-timer. In life, we can use our free time to do some simple exercises anytime and anywhere to exercise our bodies. At the same time, we must also develop a good and healthy lifestyle in our lives.