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Chest to floor push ups.
Repeat for as many reps as possible for 3 sets.
Have each push up start with the body chest abdomen and quads resting on the floor and the hands completely off it.
Think of it as a moving plank you ll want to keep everything tight as you bend your arms.
Floor push up is a calisthenics exercise that primarily targets the chest and to a lesser degree also targets the abs lower back middle back shoulders and triceps.
Because when it comes to building a bigger and stronger chest few.
A standard push up works your shoulders chest triceps biceps back core quads and glutes.
Push ups target the chest shoulders and triceps and work your core back and legs.
Lower down as far as you can go or until your chest hits the floor then push yourself back up to start.
Immediately extend your elbows and push your body back up to the starting position.
That s a big mistake.
Lower down until your chest grazes the floor.
Learning proper floor push up form is easy with the step by step floor push up instructions floor push up tips and the instructional floor push up technique video on this page.
The answer was simple.
If you every have problems getting your chest to the floor as an athlete of getting your athletes to get their chest to the deck as a coach this may well hel.
As you do this your shoulder blades should begin sliding towards each other retracting when you feel that your shoulder blades have come together push back up.
In conclusion how low you should go in a push up largely depends on your mobility and body levers.
They pack a serious punch for such a seemingly simple exercise but you aren t doing yourself any favors if.
If you feel your lower back start to sag reset yourself.