Editing Push-up (section)

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[[File: Liegestuetz02 ani fcm.gif|thumb|Animation of a full push-up (the wide positioning of the hands increases the push-up's use of chest muscles as opposed to arm muscles)]]
[[File:Push up (PSF).png|thumb|Side view of a push-up]]
[[File:Navy-seal-buds-training-push-ups.ogv|thumb|Push-up technique]]

The '''push-up''' ('''press-up''' in [[British English]]) is a common [[calisthenics]] [[Physical exercise|exercise]] beginning from the [[prone position]]. By raising and lowering the body using the arms, push-ups exercise the [[pectoralis major muscle|pectoral]] muscles, [[triceps]], and anterior [[deltoid muscle|deltoids]], with ancillary benefits to the rest of the deltoids, [[serratus anterior muscle|serratus anterior]], [[coracobrachialis muscle|coracobrachialis]] and the midsection as a whole.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Contreras |first1=Bret |last2=Schoenfeld |first2=Brad |last3=Mike |first3=Jonathan |last4=Tiryaki-Sonmez |first4=Gul |last5=Cronin |first5=John |last6=Vaino |first6=Elsbeth |title=The Biomechanics of the Push-up: Implications for Resistance Training Programs |journal=Strength & Conditioning Journal |date=October 2012 |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=41–46 |doi=10.1519/SSC.0b013e31826d877b |s2cid=17480241 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Push-ups are a basic exercise used in civilian athletic training or [[physical education]] and commonly in [[Military Fitness|military physical training]]. It is also a common form of [[punishment]] used in the military, school sport, and some [[martial arts]] disciplines for its humiliating factor (when one fails to do a specified amount) and for its lack of equipment. Variations of push-ups, such as wide-arm push-ups, diamond push-ups target specific muscle groups and provide further challenges.