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Push-ups
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Body-weight pressing exercise for the chest, triceps and anterior deltoid; an example of shoulder-joint extension.
Detail
Push-ups are listed (with dips) as the example exercise for shoulder-joint extension (extending the humerus, drawing the arm downward to the side). A body-weight pressing movement working the pectoralis major, triceps and anterior deltoid.
Key facts
- Primary: Pectoralis Major; Secondary: Triceps, Anterior Deltoid.
- Example exercise for shoulder-joint extension.
Connections
- pectoralis-major — primary mover.
- triceps / anterior-deltoid — secondary.
- extension — the shoulder-joint exception (extension = return from flexion) this is the example exercise for.
- dip — companion shoulder-extension exercise.
SourceReference manual
p.148
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Atlas Connections
Anterior Deltoid
The front deltoid head; produces forward flexion, horizontal adduction, and internal rotation — primarily a pressing muscle.Extension
Straightening a joint so the bones move apart.Pectoralis Major
The chest muscle (clavicular and sternal portions); its primary action is horizontal adduction (flexion) of the arm — a powerful action.Triceps Brachii
The three-headed elbow extensor (long, medial, lateral heads); the long head also assists shoulder extension.Bench PressClosely related
Flat horizontal-adduction press driven by the sternal pectoralis major, with anterior deltoid, triceps and serratus anterior assisting; the chest mass exercise and one of the three powerlifts.DipsClosely related
Body-weight (or assisted) dip working the pectoralis major, triceps and anterior deltoid — but causing extreme shoulder hyperextension, so ROM is limited to 45 degrees.Intensity
The amount of weight (resistance) lifted — also shaped by speed, reps, sets, rest interval, and workout duration.