i noticed that when i do push ups, i have my elbows more away from my body than being parallel to my body. i've decided to watch a video on the "perfect form" for a push up and in that video it said that wide elbow pushups are HORRIBLE and the only true push up is done with your elbows completely next to your body. but then i see another video saying that wide push ups are 100% fine if you want to emphasize your chest muscles instead of emphasizing your triceps. not sure which one to believe. what do you have to say about this HaF?

depending on which muscle youre trying to target determines where your arms should be imo

arms wide = outer chest

arms parallel to torso = inner chest

although youre still going to be hitting secondary muscles such as tris/back etc

and i think it also depends whether or not you elevate yourself. As in having your legs up on a bench facing downwards. So many different variables at play here lol

This post was edited by Shakti on Oct 19 2015 09:30pm

How do I get sick a inner chest

dont listen to this

closer hands=targets more the triceps

elbows flared=more focus on the pecs

I knew this was coming lolol

Nah bra.

Wider hands = more chest work
Closer to your body, the more triceps kicks in

Inner / outer chest training is a myth, just do flies / pec dec to get a good pump / squeeze in

I didn't mean hand position, I keep my hands just outside of shoulder width
I mean when I come down from the push up, my elbows bend away from my body instead of it looking like: l|l from an aerial view
Instead it's like: <|>

It should be:

---o---
--/-\--
--|.|--

Or ofcourse from the side:

OO====D

The same way you get a sick upper chest.

elbows should always be lined up with the wrists. hand width and position is preferential.



chest busters are nice on incline bench

This post was edited by BarnabyJones on Oct 22 2015 12:37am