What muscles do press ups effect ?
OK so im gonna include some background info which you can read if you like but really to answer your question, the traditional pushup works out so many muscles: the triceps and pecs mainly but also the shoulders, the back, the core and a little of the biceps. *Background info* there are a load of variations which you can do which focus on individual muscle groups more but for the moment lets just stick to normal pushups. Now you have two options, you can either set yourself a target of completing the 100 pushup challenge where you are going for speed (and you will become more toned) or for slow and grueling pushups which will increase strength and muscle size more. If you are going for 100 pushups then go to this website and follow the plans which really do work if you are prepared to put in the effort (hundredpushups.com) or if you go for slow ones (I would choose these) then follow this plan. Start of doing as many as you can taking 4 seconds to do each pushup (two seconds way down,
