How to exercise the upper chest muscles for push-ups, how to exercise the lower chest muscles for push-ups!

Pushups are a very good training exercise, and they are one of the best ways for us to practice pectoral muscles with bare hands!

The chest is a big muscle! We divide it into three parts, upper, middle and lower. Only when three parts are trained as they should be, the chest will have a shape.

Many people ignore the change of angle when doing pushups, especially weak upper chests! This will affect the overall development of pectoral muscles!

What should I do if I want to pushups to exercise the upper chest muscles??

The answer is very simple: downward slant pushups

Why? Many people think that when I bench press, I exercise the upper chest muscles when I bench press, aren’t pushups also upward slants? In fact, you have read it wrong. You can imagine that pushups and bench press are opposites...

Okay! Let’s take a look at how to do downward pushups!

Target training muscles: above the pectoral muscles, deltoid anterior bundle!

Start position

Search position

Search position

Search position 　　Search position, which can be a step or a stool, place your feet on the fulcrum to support, and place your hands on the ground. Standard grip distance

Core tightening (abs, back muscles, and gluteal muscles tightening), so that the body can better stabilize the body and communicate strength and train to the core muscles.

Action process:

Bend the elbow. Slowly descend the body to the chest almost touch the ground and feel the chest muscles fully stretched, and then push it up quickly. Do not lock the hand joints when pushing up, and keep it tense continuously!

On the contrary: upward push-ups can exercise the lower pectoral muscles!

We must pay attention to the changes in the angle during the exercise process. It cannot be unchanged! This will be more comprehensive!

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