Incline Push Up Medium

Level: beginner
Equipment: body only
Force: push
Mechanic: compound
Core muscles: chest
Secondary muscle: abdominals, shoulders, triceps

Instructions:

  1. Stand facing a Smith machine bar or sturdy elevated platform at an appropriate height.
  2. Place your hands on the bar, with your hands about shoulder width apart.
  3. Position your feet back from the bar with arms and body straight. This will be your starting position.
  4. Keeping your body straight, lower your chest to the bar by bending the arms.
  5. Return to the starting position by extending the elbows, pressing yourself back up.

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