Chest Focus

Push-Up

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Coach Notes

Coach Take

Timeless bodyweight press that scales from beginner to elite.

Make It Easier

Incline Push-Up

Level It Up

Weighted Push-Up

Build Size

4 x 10-20, rest 60-120s

5 X 5 8 Rest 2

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Attribute Breakdown

Muscle

Chest / Shoulders

PRIMARY CHEST DRIVER WITH STRONG PRESSING EMPHASIS / DELTOID-HEAVY MOVEMENT FOR UPPER-BODY SUPPORT

Equipment

Bodyweight

BODYWEIGHT EXECUTION USING ONLY YOUR OWN MASS

Movement

Push

PUSH ACTION: YOU DRIVE THE LOAD AWAY FROM YOUR BODY

Pattern

Horizontal

HORIZONTAL LINE OF FORCE, USUALLY PRESS OR ROW

Reps

12+

HIGH-REP WORK FOR VOLUME, BURN, AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE

Goal

Hypertrophy

PRIMARY GOAL IS MUSCLE GROWTH THROUGH VOLUME

Ego

Low

LOW EGO: CLEAN EXECUTION OVER IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS