Push-ups are a popular exercise for building upper body muscle strength and endurance. They work your triceps, chest, and shoulders while also strengthening your core when performed correctly.
For many people, including myself, push-ups are one of the first exercises we learn to perform. It’s probably because it’s one of the few exercises that’s effective, yet doesn’t require any equipment and can be performed just about anywhere.
With gyms closed and workout equipment sold out for several months during the early days of the pandemic, it became a staple upper body exercise for anyone wanting to stay in shape. I remember performing a twice weekly strength workout consisting of push-ups, pullups, and lunges with a backpack full of canned goods for resistance.
Although push-ups are familiar to many, few actually perform it in a way that maximizes strength and endurance gains while also reducing the risk of injuries.
9 tips for performing a perfect push-up
Before I delve into the tips for performing a perfect push-up, I’d like to first mention that there are a ton of push-up variations to choose from. For example, wide push-ups, diamond push-ups, incline push-ups, decline push-ups, just to name a few.
My focus here will be on the standard push-up that’s performed on a flat surface with your hands directly under your shoulders. Your feet can be together or hip-width apart.
This variation of the push-up is good for just about anyone. Beginners can perform the standard push-up on their knees to reduce the resistance. Advanced exercisers can perform it with a weighted vest, plate, or, like me, backpack filled with canned goods on the back to increase the resistance.
With this in mind, let’s jump into the 9 tips for perfect push-up performance.
Tip 1: Keep your middle finger pointed straight forward
With your hands directly under your shoulders, you want to ensure that your middle fingers are pointed straight forward. This...
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