Push-up

How to do it

1. 1 Hands under your shoulders, feet together, body straight from head to heels.
2. 2 Brace your stomach and squeeze your glutes as if bracing for a punch.
3. 3 Lower with elbows about 45° from your body until your chest nearly touches the floor.
4. 4 Press the floor away and finish with straight arms.

Watch out for

• Hips sagging or piking
• Elbows flared out wide
• Half reps

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