Here’s a deeper dive into which muscles you’ll work when doing a push-up. What Muscles Do Push-Ups Target? To perform a classic push-up, you’ll start in a high plank position, bend your elbows to ...

Push-ups are one of the most effective bodyweight exercises for building upper body and core strength. But if you’re at the start of your fitness journey, then a push-up may be deceptively challenging ...

The push-up is a well-known bodyweight exercise that builds upper body strength, targets the pecs, anterior deltoids (the fronts of your shoulders) and triceps and develops pushing power. Pushing ...

You may still have nightmares about having to do a certain number of pushups in gym class—or as a penalty for making a mistake during a youth sports practice. These days, no one is demanding you "drop ...

Push-ups always came easy to me. In my 20s and 30s, I could crank out more than 30 a day if I wanted to, and I loved how strong they made me feel. But the other day, when I went to do a set of 10 push ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Push-ups are one of the most effective bodyweight exercises for building ...