How should I breathe during the exercise?

Breathe evenly: exhale on effort, inhale on the return.

Weighted Bench Pushups

Reps5 times

Calories burned123 kcal

LevelMedium

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To perform this exercise, you will need to place one horizontal bench behind you and the other in front of you. Standing between two benches, grab your back hands, put your feet on the front. Hands shoulder-width apart, arms fully extended. The legs are parallel to the floor and also extended forward. The body is perpendicular to the floor. Have a partner place the dumbbell on your thighs as shown in the picture. This will be your starting position. As you inhale, slowly lower your torso, bending your elbows. Keep moving until the angle between shoulder and forearm is less than 90°. Hint: do not spread your elbows, keep them close to your body. The forearms are directed downward throughout the entire exercise. Squeezing the triceps, raise the torso to the starting position, straightening the arms, returning to the starting position. Complete the required number of repetitions. Attention: placing your feet on the bench, thereby complicating the exercise. If you are doing this exercise for the first time, do not use additional weight.

How to perform the exercise

5 times

123 kcal

Control your movement and do not rush.

Starting position

Place one flat bench behind you and another in front. Standing between them, grab the back bench with your hands and place your feet on the front bench. Hands shoulder-width apart, arms fully extended, legs parallel to the floor and extended forward, torso perpendicular to the floor.

Weight

A partner places a dumbbell on your hips.

Lowering

Inhale and slowly lower your body, bending your elbows until the angle between upper arm and forearm is less than 90 degrees; keep elbows close to your torso, forearms pointing down.

Rising

Squeeze your triceps and push your body back up to the starting position.

Repeat

Perform the required number of reps.

Safety

Do not use added weight for your first attempt.