ChestTricepsShouldersCore
Easy · Reps
Knee push-up
A full range push-up with your knees down. Builds the strength for the real thing.
Just floor space
How to do it
- 1 Knees on the floor, hands under your shoulders.
- 2 Make a straight line from knees to head; squeeze your glutes.
- 3 Lower until your chest is a fist above the floor, then push back up.
Watch out for
- Hips piking up
- Head dropping before the chest
The progression
Your plan moves you up one rung when you hit the top of the range on every set.
- Wall push-up
- Incline push-up
- Knee push-up
- Push-up
- Diamond push-up
- Decline push-up