Incline scapula push up exercise demonstration
Incline scapula push up

Exercise

Incline scapula push up

Incline scapula push up is a moderate exercise. It trains chest.

Muscles
ChestTriceps

Detailed explanation

Set up an incline bench at a 45-degree angle. Place your hands on the bench slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Position your feet on the ground, hip-width apart.

Lower your chest towards the bench, keeping your elbows tucked in. As you lower, retract your shoulder blades, squeezing your scapulae together. Push through your palms to extend your arms and return to the starting position.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Set up an incline bench at a 45-degree angle.

  2. 2

    Place your hands on the bench slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.

  3. 3

    Position your feet on the ground, hip-width apart.

  4. 4

    Lower your chest towards the bench, keeping your elbows tucked in.

  5. 5

    As you lower, retract your shoulder blades, squeezing your scapulae together.

  6. 6

    Push through your palms to extend your arms and return to the starting position.

  7. 7

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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