9 Essential Push-Up Variations That Build Your Entire Body

9 Essential Push-Up Variations That Build Your Entire Body

How to perform it: Walk backwards until you're in a push-up posture by placing your hands on an elevated surface, such a bench or a couch, with your arms straight and your hands below your shoulders. To almost touch the bench, lower your body by bending your elbows. Push yourself back to the starting position after pausing. Repeat.

1. Incline Push-up

How to do it: Place your hands shoulder-width apart in front of a bench or your couch. So that your weight is on your toes, lift one foot at a time onto the bench. To drop your body toward the floor, bend your elbows. Return to the starting position by pushing yourself. Repeat.

2. Decline Push-up

How to do it: As you would for a push-up, place your hands together tightly. Your thumbs and index fingers should form a diamond as you spread your fingers. To drop your body toward the floor, bend your elbows. Return to the starting position by pushing yourself. Repeat.

3. Diamond Push-up

Position yourself to perform a perfect push-up. To drop your body toward the floor, bend your elbows. By firmly pressing down with your palms, raise yourself up. Lift your hands off the ground when you reach the peak of your extension. Clap your hands, then put them back on the ground. Repeat.

4. Clap Push-up

How to execute: With your feet hip-width apart, get into push-up position. To form an inverted 'V' with your body, lift your hips. To lower yourself forward and down, bend your elbows until your chest is almost touching the floor. Extend your arms while bending your back. After pausing, turn around and go the other way, bending your elbows to lower and raise yourself, then pushing your hips up to get back to where you started. Repeat.

5. Dive Bomber Push-ups

How to execute: Put your hands on a Swiss ball or a Bosu while you are in the push-up position. To lower your body to the ball, flex your elbows. Push yourself back to the starting position after pausing. Repeat.

6. Swiss Ball/Bosu Push-ups

How to execute: While holding a medicine ball in one hand, get into push-up position. Bend your elbows to lower your body toward the floor while performing a push-up, then push yourself back up to the starting position. To the opposing hand, roll the ball. Push up while holding the medicine ball in that position, then roll it back to the other hand. Repeat.

7. Alternating Medicine Ball Push-ups

How to proceed Place the TRX loops at knee level. Position yourself for a push-up with your shoulders above your wrists and your legs out in front of you while holding a handle in each hand. To get your torso between your hands, lower yourself by bending your elbows. Return to the starting position by pushing yourself. Repeat.

8. TRX Push-ups

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