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Wall Push Up
A push up against a wall, the gentlest way to build chest and arm strength and learn the movement.
Demo by Skye, an AI coach.
- Works
- chest, triceps; also shoulders, abs
- Kit
- Wall
- Dose
- 10 to 15 reps
It goes into the workout in progress at the Bench, as a new group in its main set.
Set up
Stand an arm's length from a wall. Place your palms on the wall at shoulder height, a little wider than your shoulders, and step your feet back slightly.
While you move
- Body straight like a plank
- Elbows angle back, not out wide
- Chest toward the wall
- Push the wall away
Avoid
- Letting your hips sag or stick out
- Flaring your elbows straight out to the sides
- Dropping your head toward the wall