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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Chest

Equipment Required

Bodyweight

Experience Level

Intermediate

Force Type

Push

Secondary Muscles

Triceps, Shoulders

Exercise Description

The decline push up targets your upper chest and front shoulders harder than regular push ups. It builds serious upper body strength and muscle definition.

How To

1. Place your feet on a bench, chair, or couch about 12-18 inches high 2. Get into push up position with hands slightly wider than shoulders and body straight 3. Lower your chest toward the floor in the decline push up, keeping elbows at 45-degree angle 4. Push back up to starting position, squeezing your chest at the top 5. Repeat for desired reps, maintaining perfect decline push up form throughout

Form Tips

• Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels during the decline push up • Don't let your hips sag or pike up - stay tight through your core • Lower slowly and control the movement for better muscle activation • Focus on pushing through your palms, not fingertips

Common Mistakes

• Letting hips drop or rise too high breaks the decline push up form and reduces effectiveness • Going too fast on the way down - slow and controlled gets better results • Flaring elbows too wide puts stress on shoulders instead of working chest muscles properly

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