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Advanced Press Ups

Rest your toes on a raised surface and place your hands on the (lower) floor, directly beneath your shoulders. Keeping your body straight, gently lower yourself to the floor and back again.

Advanced Press Up Start Position

Advanced Press Ups

Target Muscles

All press-ups target similar muscles depending on body position – mainly the upper and mid-chest, triceps and back. However, when your feet are elevated there is particular emphasis on the muscles of your back. Importantly, the lower back (or lumbar area) is exercised.

Advanced Press Up Variations

To improve balance and increase difficulty, place your hands closer together on the floor. This will give you a narrower base, destabilise you and place greater strain on the shoulders and triceps.

Another method of increasing difficulty is to lift one leg off the sofa (or raised surface as you do the press-ups. Both of these variations require lots of strength and balance so be careful as you attempt them.

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