Reverse grip push up

Muscles worked: Upper arms
Upper arms
🔧 no equipment ↕ Push 🔁 reps Difficulty: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Start in a push-up position, hands shoulder-width apart, fingers pointing towards your feet. Maintain a straight line from head to heels, engaging your core. Lower your body until your chest nearly touches the ground. Push through your palms to return to the starting position. Repeat.

Muscles Worked

Triceps

Tips

Warm up wrists beforehand. Maintain a tight core. Reduce range of motion if wrist discomfort occurs. Focus on controlled movements. Perform on knees to decrease intensity if needed. Distribute weight evenly across both hands.

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