MOVEMENT GUIDE / FLOOR
Floor push-up
Keep a long body line and press the floor away.
Target muscles
Pectorals, anterior shoulders and triceps
Setup
Set shoulders comfortably and keep feet planted or body supported.
Perform the move
Keep a long body line and press the floor away. Return slowly to the starting position. Keep breathing and stop if the movement causes pain.
Why use it?
Improve horizontal pushing strength.
Common mistake
Reaching the chin forward
Alternative
Incline push-up
This video shows the knees-supported easier option. Use the full floor push-up only when you can control it.
Opens the publisher’s original page. Use your session’s written prescription for sets and repetitions.
Exercise within a comfortable range. Stop if a movement causes pain.
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