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Triangle Push-ups

5 Reasons to Do Triangle Push-ups

Push-ups are one of the best exercises for working your upper body, but if you want stronger triceps, there’s a push-up variation you should consider. It’s the triangle push-up. Here are the benefits of including this push-up variation in your strength-training routine.

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Cathe Friedrich doing push-ups with her Boss Bands

5 Surprising Facts about Push-Ups

Push-ups are a calisthenics exercise that everyone knows how to do. Still, there might be something you don’t know about this popular exercise. Let’s take a closer look at the exercise you’ve probably grown to know and love – the push-up.

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Bodyweight Exercises

How Effective Are Bodyweight Exercises?

Bodyweight exercises are convenient because you don’t need access to equipment, but do they have limitations? Read on and discover what bodyweight exercises can do for you and what their limitations are.

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Diamond Push-Ups

2 Advanced Push-Up Variations for Seriously Strong Triceps

Could your triceps use more strength? The triceps muscles don’t always get the emphasis they deserve, but there’s a body weight exercise that will help them get stronger. It’s the push-up! Once you’ve mastered a basic push-up, these push-up variations will help you take triceps strength to the next level.

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Pushups

6 Pushup Problems That Increase Your Risk of Injury

Pushups are one of the best bodyweight exercises for your upper body. Yet they carry a significant risk of injury if you do them with poor form. In this article, you’ll discover the 6 most common pushup problems & mistakes people make that lead to injury. 

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Push-ups and core training

5 Ways to Work Your Core More When You Do Push-Ups

Push-ups are an upper body exercise, but they also work your core muscles. It’s always gratifying when you work more than one muscle group at the same time! By making some adjustments to a standard push-up and by doing certain push-up variations, you can work your core even harder.

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Is the Ability to Do Push-Ups a Marker of Heart Health?

It feels good to have the strength and endurance to do a number of push-ups, but could the ability to do so say something about the health of your heart? Find out what research shows about the link between push-up ability and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. 

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