First time doings these 😭🙏 I felt this shit

i thought i was the only one my arms feel like shit😭😭😭

Lay Down Push-up

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Targets: Middle chest

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Do push-ups lying on the floor

How to Lay Down Push-up

Starting Position

Lie on the floor and place your hands under your shoulders.

Proper Form

1. Lie on the floor with your hands under your shoulders.

2. Extend your arms and lift your body.

3. Slowly return to the original position.

Breathing Technique

Inhale as you lower your body, and exhale as you rise.

Precautions

Keep your upper body straight when doing push-up plus.

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Lay Down Push-up

About

How to Lay Down Push-up

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

From the Community

Lay Down Push-up Related Reading

Soreness is not a measure of muscle growth.

Creatine is not bad for your heart — in fact, creatine cut mortality in a 2016 meta-analysis

Your Bulgarian Split Squat Wobble Isn't Balance — It's 3 Setup Numbers You Haven't Locked In

The Anabolic Window Is a Myth.

Coffee before a workout does help — but only if you time it right, per a 24-study meta-analysis

Workout duration doesn't predict muscle growth — sets do, per a 2020 meta-analysis of 111 studies

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