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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. 1 Knees on the floor, hands under your shoulders.
  2. 2 Make a straight line from knees to head; squeeze your glutes.
  3. 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
Too hard? Try Incline push-up Too easy? Try Push-up

The progression

Your plan moves you up one rung when you hit the top of the range on every set.

  1. Wall push-up
  2. Incline push-up
  3. Knee push-up
  4. Push-up
  5. Diamond push-up
  6. Decline push-up
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