press-up

Also known as push-up, floor dip, push-ups, Pushups, press up, push up, Push-up

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Etymology
Body mass supported during push-ups
Muscles worked
Abdominals
Deltoid
Chest muscles
Stabilizers: back body
Triceps brachii
Forearms
Biceps
Joints and tendons
Variations
Weighted push-ups
Knee push-ups
Planche push-ups
Tandem push-ups
Tandem knuckle push-ups
Hand release push-ups
Push-ups on medicine balls
Knuckle push-ups
Maltese push-up
Hindu push-up
Guillotine push-up
Backhanded push-up
One-arm versions
Single-leg push-up
Narrow-grip push-up
Wide-grip push-up
Clap push-up
Spider-Man push-up
Declined push-up
Other versions
[[Plyometrics]]
Aztec push-ups
360 push-ups
Falling and explosive rebound push-ups
Record breakers and attempts
In the animal kingdom
See also
References
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The push-up (press-up in British English) is a common calisthenics exercise beginning from the prone position. By raising and lowering the body using the arms, push-ups exercise the pectoral muscles, triceps, and anterior deltoids, with ancillary benefits to the rest of the deltoids, serratus anterior, coracobrachialis, and the midsection as a whole. Push-ups are a basic exercise used in civilian athletic training or physical education and commonly in military physical training. It is also a common form of punishment used in the military, school sport, and some martial arts disciplines for its humiliating factor (when one fails to do a specified amount) and for its lack of equipment. Variations, such as wide-arm and diamond push-ups, target specific muscle groups and provide further challenges.

==Etymology== The American English term push-up was first used between 1905 and 1910, while the British press-up was first recorded in 1920.