A push-up isn’t just a push-up, there are actually many ways to do them! We could go more than three, but we decided to focus on the basic three variations of the push-up.
1) The Regular push-up
The push-up most of us do when training is the regular push-up. Step one, place the hands directly underneath the shoulders to get a solid high-plank position. Step two, lower the whole body down, with elbows between a 45 and 90-degree angle away from the chest, step three, push back up.
2) The Diamond push-up
First, place the hands directly underneath the chest and making sure that thumbs and forefingers are touching to create a diamond shape on the floor. This position will help target your triceps. Step two, squeeze the core to keep the back straight as you slowly lower down to the floor, keeping arms pulled in tight to your body.
3) Wide stance push-ups
Using the exact same form of the regular push-up, move your hands slightly further apart than the shoulders. This will allow for a smaller range of motion than the other push-up variations because there’s less space between the chest and the floor. This will target the pectoral muscles instead of the backs of your arms.
Which kind of push-up are you? Also, if you want to maximize the number of reps you can do for push-ups, learn how you can actually increase your push-up count in a single strength-training session!
