Here’s a deeper dive into which muscles you’ll work when doing a push-up. What Muscles Do Push-Ups Target? To perform a classic push-up, you’ll start in a high plank position, bend your elbows to ...

If you can do hands-elevated pushups after 50 with perfect form, your upper-body strength is top-tier. Here’s how.

If you can perform 8–12 clean decline pushups with full control, your upper-body strength ranks well above average for your age. This level of performance shows strong pressing muscles, resilient ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty images/ Unknown The beauty of push-ups? There are endless ways to scale them.

If you can’t do a push-up with proper form, don’t worry – you’re far from alone, and there are alternatives.Illustration: Carmen Casado/The Guardian Are push-ups really worth the hype? According to ...