Decline Push-Up

Danish: Armstrækning med fødderne hævet

Movement pattern

Horizontal push

Equipment

Weight bench

Main muscles

Deltoid (anterior part), Pectoralis major (clavicular head)

Also works

Pectoralis major (sternocostal head), Serratus anterior, Triceps brachii (lateral head), Triceps brachii (long head), Triceps brachii (medial head)

Stabilisers

External abdominal oblique, Internal abdominal oblique, Rectus abdominis, Transversus abdominis

Muscle groups

Shoulders, Chest

Level

Intermediate

Type

Compound, push

Load

Bodyweight

Logged as

Reps

Joint load

Wrist: moderate

Related exercises

Belongs to: Push-Up

Variation of: Push-Up

Harder version of: Push-Up

Other names

German: Liegestütze | abfallend (Decline) · Spanish: Flexiones | declinadas (decline) · French: Pompes déclinées

wger: Push-Ups | Decline · free-exercise-db: Decline Push-Up, Push-Ups With Feet Elevated

Also called: Decline Press-Up, Decline Pushup, Feet-Elevated Press-Up, Feet-Elevated Push-Up, Feet-Elevated Pushup

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