Exercise Library / Push-up
Push-up
The upper-body classic — chest, triceps and shoulders in one straight line.
Muscles worked
Primary Chest
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How to do it
- Hands just wider than your shoulders, fingers spread for a stable base.
- Squeeze your glutes and brace your abs — one straight line from head to heels.
- Lower your chest to just above the floor, elbows at about 45° from your body.
- Slow on the way down, then press the floor away hard.
- Keep your neck long — look at the floor slightly ahead of your hands.
Common mistakes
- Sagging hips. When the core lets go, the lower back hangs in extension and the rep stops training your trunk.
- Half reps. Stopping high skips the hardest, most productive range near the floor.
- Elbows flared to 90°. Winging the elbows straight out shifts stress onto the shoulder joint instead of the chest.
What the camera coach watches
These are the exact checks FitFormBuddy runs on every rep of push-up — and what it says when you drift:
- Head-to-heel body line“keep your body in a straight line”
- Lowering speed“slow on the way down”
Get real-time form cues on this exercise
FitFormBuddy watches through your camera and coaches you mid-set — reps counted, mistakes called out as they happen.
