Pushups
The push-up (sometimes called a 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. They are also a common form of punishment used in the military, school sport, and some martial arts disciplines. Etymology The American English term ''push-up'' was first used between 1905 and 1910, while the British ''press-up'' was first recorded between 1945 and 1950. Body mass supported during push-ups According to the study published in Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, the test subjects supported with their hands, on average, 69.16% of their body mass in the up ...
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Push Up (PSF)
The push-up (sometimes called a press-up in British English) is a common calisthenics Physical exercise, exercise beginning from the prone position. By raising and lowering the body using the arms, push-ups exercise the pectoralis major muscle, pectoral muscles, triceps, and anterior deltoid muscle, deltoids, with ancillary benefits to the rest of the deltoids, serratus anterior muscle, serratus anterior, coracobrachialis muscle, 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 Fitness, military physical training. They are also a common form of punishment used in the military, school sport, and some martial arts disciplines. Etymology The American English term ''push-up'' was first used between 1905 and 1910, while the British ''press-up'' was first recorded between 1945 and 1950. Body mass supported during push-ups According to the study published in Journal of St ...
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