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How to Perform
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| Incline Push Ups |
Changing the angle of an exercise still trains the same muscles. However which ever position you put your body in wil determine which muscles will be worked harder and therefore fatigue more quickly.
If you haven't invested in an adjustable weight bench. as yet you can use the seat on your Home Gym (Health club users can obviously use a weight bench!)
Starting Position:
- Begin on all fours and place your hands on the bench
- Ensure your hands are shoulder width apart and in line with your chin
- For those that have enough strength rise into full flat push up position, those not quite strong enough you can use the knee position
- This is Starting position.
First Repetition:
- Ensure your body is flat
- Take a slow breath in through your nose and lower your ENTIRE body to towards the bench. (ensure your stomach and abdominal come with you)
- As you reach the bench with your chin (without touching) make your way back up to the start position
- Ensure you are breathing out as you rise back to the top.
- Keep the elbows soft and repeat
Important things to remember through the set:
- Ensure you lower the ENTIRE Body through the workout, many people use the cheat postion and only lower the upper body... You are only cheating yourself by doing this...
- Keep your body strong and controlled throughout the movement, move as one with your body
- Follow the correct breathing and perform the movement slowly.
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