Your chest needs these exercises

0:00 dips normal push-ups pseudo plch push-ups and weighted push-ups are excellent exercises for targeting the chest we'll compare dips to normal push-ups we'll show you four levels of push-ups with increasing difficulty stick around until the end for a bonus push-up variation that hits your chest in a unique way let's Dive Into The Ultimate Showdown push-ups versus dips push-ups are fantastic because they hit your chest triceps and shoulders you can do them anywhere no gym required whether you're at home in the park or even traveling push-ups are your go-to on the flip side we have dips dips also Target your chest triceps and

0:46 shoulders making them excellent for building upper body strength these bad boys do require some equipment like parallel bars or a sturdy chair but the benefits are worth it if you don't have access to parallel bars and you still want to beef up your chest try these four levels of push-ups first up we have the normal push-up place your hands below your chest and keep your elbows close to your body lower yourself slowly taking about 2 seconds to go down hold the bottom position for a second before pushing back up second we move on to the pseudo plch push-up this one's a bit trickier lean forward and position your hands below your waist maintain that forward lean as you lower yourself your

1:33 hands should be beside your waist at the bottom position for our third level we're adding some weight with the weighted normal push-up grab a weighted vest and adjust the weight to your comfort level lower yourself with controlled movement and stop just before the vest touches the ground fourth we have the weighted pseudo plch push-up with the weighted vest on lean forward the more you lean the more resistance you'll put on your shoulders resist the urge to lean back as you lower yourself down now it's time for the bonus the pike push-up it hits differently from the four levels of push-ups we talked about earlier and it is essential if you plan to progress towards handstand push-ups let's dive into three essential

2:19 tips to level up your Pike push-ups first consistency is super important try using your feet to measure the distance between your hands and feet a shorter distance means more of a challenge since your hamstrings need to be flexible and your arms will carry more load with your torso vertical on the flip side longer distance makes things easier as your weight is distributed evenly second keep your form in check with a little help place a bottle or yoga block behind your forearms this ensures your arms won't move backward making the movement more effective third struggling with the full Pike push-up no worries try the negative repetition from the pike position lower yourself as slowly as possible this will

3:04 build up your strength over time there you have it we started by discussing push-ups versus dips moved on to four levels of push-ups that increase in difficulty and finally we covered three tips for your Pike push-ups if you found this video helpful don't forget to like And subscribe see you in the next one