ChestIntermediateCompound
Decline Push-up
Feet raised: harder push-up for the upper chest.
Benefits
- More load than a standard push-up
- Upper chest and front delt emphasis
How to do it
- Feet on a chair or bench
- Keep the core tight
- Lower slowly, push hard
Common mistakes
- Lower back sagging
- Elbows flared wide
Starting prescription
- sets
- 3
- reps
- 8–12
- Rest
- 75 s
- Reps in reserve
- 2
Safety and limitations
- Wrist · Modify
With a severe wrist limitation: lighter load, shorter range, stop if it hurts. - Shoulder · Modify
With a moderate shoulder limitation: lighter load, shorter range, stop if it hurts.
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