Push ups: What they do - push ups are not only great for your chest, but do a tremendous job of defining your abs, triceps, shoulders. If you do push-ups correctly, you develop your scapular muscles and your rotator-cuff muscles to stabilize your shoulders and core strength. Push-ups not only build your physique, but also develop the support system behind those muscles as well. Why thats important- In every exercise, some muscles act as the engine and some act as the brakes. If the brakes arent strong and durable enough to counter balance the engine, youve got an injury waiting to happen. For example When someone comes in with a chronically sore shoulder from bench pressing, the problem is usually that the chest and shoulder muscles are too strong relative to the your shoulder stabilizing muscles. To make it simple, push-ups help improve muscular balance, which is important for developing serious strength. And with strength comes muscle size.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:25:44 +0000
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