1 / 10
horizontal push
Incline Push-Up
Search GoogleIncline Push-Up is a beginner horizontal push exercise using bodyweight and bench. It primarily trains chest and triceps. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- chest, triceps
- Secondary
- shoulders, core
- Equipment
- bodyweight, bench
- Mechanic
- compound
Setup
- — Prepare the bodyweight and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning incline push-up.
- — Choose a variation and range that let you keep complete control.
Execution
- — Keep a straight body line while lowering the chest to the elevated surface.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the horizontal push.
- — Keep a straight body line while lowering the chest to the elevated surface.
- — Keep pressure and tempo even from side to side.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo incline push-up
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range incline push-up