Your push-up max reveals your strength level. Find out how many reps it takes to be elite—and how to boost your number.

Push-ups are undoubtedly one of the first exercises that spring to mind when you think of upper-body exercises. This seemingly simple bodyweight exercise is an absolute must in any arm or chest ...

That’s because they are effective for building the specific upper-body strength you need. But that’s not their only benefit. Push-up modifications can help you more easily and safely crush ...

It might look easy to just lie face down, place your hands on the ground, and push your body up and down using your arms and ...

The push-up is a well-known bodyweight exercise that builds upper body strength, targets the pecs, anterior deltoids (the fronts of your shoulders) and triceps and develops pushing power.

The number of push-up reps you do won't be effective for building muscle if your form is sloppy. Here, Samuel walks through ...

Let’s be honest, you can’t get a more simple, yet effective, exercise for building upper body strength than the basic push-up. But, once you become a push-up pro, you’ll probably be looking ...

A recent study reveals a surprising link between push-up ability and heart health. Men who could perform 40 or more push-ups ...

In a traditional push-up, your upper arms will be at a 45-degree angle to your body at the bottom of the movement. If you keep your elbows close to your sides, that adds an extra challenge for ...

And if you need to do push-ups on your knees, go for it. “Doing push-ups on your toes loads the upper body more than on your knees, however, when we look at what improves strength and muscle ...

Push-ups come in many forms — some are progressions to make a push-up harder while others are regressions to make the upper-body exercise more accessible. One push-up variation that holds ...