The Push up is so much more than going down and up a few times. The back of the body is actually more involved that you might first imagine.
Latisimus Dorsi – these large wing like muscles on the back of the body run from your arm down to your buttocks.When you hold your body in the straight position of a Push up it is your Glutes that are keeping your hips extended and in line. Glutes – the large buttock muscles are responsible for extending the hip and stabilising the core.You can think of the Push up as a moving plank exercise from the hands. From the Push up position gravity forces the hips to the floor and it’s your core muscles that prevent this from happening. Abdominals – there is loads of core involvement in the push up.Well developed serratus anterior muscles look like a bunch of bananas just underneath the arm pit. Serratus Anterior – these muscles on either side of the rib cage attach to the shoulder blade and prevent it from winging during movement.Deltoids – the shoulder muscles play a large role in all pushing exercises but also in the stabilisation of the upper body to maintain alignment during the exercise.So if you don’t fully straighten the arm you won’t get the most out of these muscles. The triceps work hard at straightening the arm.
The Push Up is a full body exercise that works lots of major muscle groups including:
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In this post I’m going to break down this excellent exercise and show you not only how to perform it effectively but how to design your own push up workouts to get to that magical 100 push ups in one go! Muscles Involved During the Push Up It’s a great conditioning exercise for most muscles of the body and requires no equipment. The Push Up exercise has been around for hundreds of years.
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