A question about pushups?

Question

How wide a grip do you need when doing pushups? Also what area of muscles does it traget? I find just chest and tricep but what about the back?

Also, any good back exercises (lower and upper)

Answer 1

It is best to keep your arms shoulder width apart for traditional pushups.

It will work your shoulders.

Answer 2

Push Ups mostly concentrate on Arms and shoulders.

Answer 3

there are different kinds of push ups:

when u keep ur arms shoulder wide and palms open, u exercise ur frontal bicep and tricep.

when u keep ur arms shoulder wide and fists closed with knuckles on the ground u exercise ur elbows and forearms.

when u spread ur arms more than a shoulder u exercise ur chest and back.

when u keep a shoulder width with palms on the ground and facing each other u get a more specified effect on ur chest and forearm.

hope i've been helpful.

Answer 4

Pushups are best down with a close grip and your back should be straight at all times. You should bring your chest down to where it almost touches the floor then push back up.

Muscles worked: Bis, Abs,Shoulders,Chest,Tris.

Good back excersies would be pull ups and deadlift(lower back).

Answer 5

keep you hands below your shoulders

just do as many as you can (till you collapse), ten get up and do it again, do that 2 to 3 times a day, and it will strengthen all your upper body