Thread: Push ups

Originally Posted by LexusGS

Hi, I would like to know what muscle is worked most when doing pushups?
Thanks in advance.

Chest then tris then shoulders.

its too much of a compound movement to tell. changing body position changes which muscles get the emphasis

True, but changing bench angles changes the same things, and it's still more of an emphasis on chest, then triceps, then shoulders in its standard form. I'd say that the more vertical your body is, the more the emphasis is on shoulders and less on chest and triceps. I could be wrong though.

no, i beg to differ. i think triceps are worked most.

depends where your hands are. closer together, theyll work the tris more. further apart, more chest involvement.