Weighted vest push-up
- Intermediate
- Weight vest
Same rigid body, 2 s descent
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Chest
- Secondary:
- Shoulders, Triceps
How to do it
- Cinch the vest tight so it doesn't bounce on your back.
- Do the push-up with your hands slightly wider than your shoulders, body straight.
- Lower until your chest grazes the floor and press to full extension.
Common mistakes
- Leaving the vest loose so it slaps your back every rep.
- Losing the hip line because of the extra load.
Tips
- The cleanest way to keep progressing on push-ups without changing variation.
- Add load only once you hit 12 clean reps.