Decline Push-Up

Decline Push-Up demonstration

How to Perform

1. 1Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart while holding your torso up at arms length. Move your feet up to a box or bench. This will be your starting position.
2. 2Next, lower yourself downward until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
3. 3Now breathe out and press your upper body back up to the starting position while squeezing your chest.
4. 4After a brief pause at the top contracted position, you can begin to lower yourself downward again for as many repetitions as needed.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• •Focus on controlled movements rather than speed or momentum
• •Maintain proper breathing - exhale during the exertion phase
• •Start with lighter weight to master the form before progressing
• •This is a great exercise for beginners - focus on form over reps
• •As a compound movement, this exercise works multiple muscle groups efficiently