Decline Push Up. How-to, proper form and tips
The Decline Push Up is a Push Up variant that puts additional effort on shoulders and biceps.
Feet are placed on an elevated position, as if declining towards your head.
Video demonstration
(excerpt from 'Decline Push-Up'
by Kevin Harvey)
How to and step by step instructions:
- Set in a push-up position, placing your feet over an object 20 to 50cm high.
- Keep your body straight and core engaged.
- Lower your chest close to the ground by bending your arms.
- Extend the arms again to return to the original position.
Hints & tips:
- Keep your body straight at all time. The higher the object you choose, the harder is the exercise.
Benefits:
- Strengthen chest and biceps.
- Activates and strengthen the shoulders.
Counting & gamification:
- Count repetitions in a session or period.
- Count as regular push-ups, amongst other push-up variations.
- Measure how high you can put your feet, for a given number of repetitions.
Muscles worked and body parts involved:
Primary muscles: Shoulder, Triceps, Chest
Secondary muscles: Abs, Lowerback
Other names
The exercise can be found with other names. Examples are:
- Decline Push Up
- Decline Press Up
