Exercise

Push-Ups With Feet Elevated

Also known as: pushups feet elevated, feet on bench pushup, elevated feet pushup, decline pushup feet on bench

Push-Ups With Feet Elevated — position 2

Push-Ups With Feet Elevated is a compound exercise for the chest. Main target: upper chest. Also works: anterior deltoid and triceps lateral head. No equipment needed — just your bodyweight.

EquipmentBodyweight

TypeCompound (multi-joint)

MovementPush

CategoryStrength

Muscles worked

Primary

Upper chest

Secondary

Anterior deltoid Triceps lateral head

How to do it

Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart from each other holding your torso up at arms length.
Place your toes on top of a flat bench. This will allow your body to be elevated. Note: The higher the elevation of the flat bench, the higher the resistance of the exercise is.
Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.
After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.