Incline Push-Up Medium
- Main muscles
- Chest
- Also works
- Abs, Shoulders, Triceps
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Compound · Push
How to do it
- Stand facing a Smith machine bar or sturdy elevated platform at an appropriate height.
- Place your hands on the bar, with your hands about shoulder width apart.
- Position your feet back from the bar with arms and body straight. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping your body straight, lower your chest to the bar by bending the arms.
- Return to the starting position by extending the elbows, pressing yourself back up.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Incline Push-Up Medium work?
- Mainly the chest, with help from the abs, shoulders, triceps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Nothing but your bodyweight.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More chest exercises
- Clock Push-Up
- Incline Push-Up
- Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip
- Incline Push-Up Wide
- Isometric Chest Squeezes
- Isometric Wipers
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.