The muscles worked by push-ups include the chest, shoulders, back, core, and arm muscles. This exercise is a great addition to any workout. There are several ways to modify or amplify your push-ups.

The push-up is an exercise classic for a reason: It can be done anywhere, it doesn’t involve complicated steps or directions, and it gets lots of important muscles working. So it’s not really a ...

While there are several specialized workouts for chest gains, push-ups alone can be sufficient for the purpose, but only with a structured workout plan. How does it work? Let’s take a closer look.

A CSCS trainer explains what your push-up count reveals about upper-body strength and control after 50.