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Anonymous
Fellow mis/fit/s,

I have a question about proper form on push-ups.

Until recently I've always allowed my elbows to come outside of my body, so that they stayed almost in line with my shoulders. More recently I was told to do them without letting my elbows spread outwards away from my torso, essentially keeping them at my ribs (pointed towards my hips) almost the entire time (only separating for full extension of the arm and even then, they're still pretty much directly under my ribs).

Is one right and one wrong? Is one just a different type?

Doing push-ups my traditional way I could pound out quite a few, of course, that's how I had always been doing them. Doing them this new way I care barely do any. Should I just do the harder ones because they're harder, or is there negative aspects to them? Or are they the true way to do them after all?

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>> Anonymous
elbows out works your chest more
elbows in works your triceps more
>> Anonymous
if you're doing only one form of push ups, you're doing it wrong... especially if its the one where ur hands are wide apart and much more easier u pussy
>> Anonymous
hands parallel to the body, focused on triceps.
hands 90 degree angle to the body, focused on the chest.
>> Anonymous
there is no tru way the closer to your main body the hard tris are worked instead of chest farther? hit chest more than tris.
>> Anonymous
>>352598

Learn to read, moron. You may as well have come in with advice about leg-presses, that's how irrelevant your comment was.

>>352597

Should I do both then? Do declines with elbows-out and keep doing elbows-in standard until I can do inclines with them?

I was just weird out because I was never once told to keep my elbows in for push-ups, despite playing sports my whole life and spending plenty of time in fitness training. When I tried doing them elbows in, I was amazed at how hard they were. Then again, I also have extremely long arms and very narrow shoulders, which makes all presses rather difficult.
>> Anonymous
>>352597
yes
>>352598
>hands are wide apart and much more easier
no, the farther outward you go, the more you have to push outwards away from your body to stabalize your body, which are the muscles behind your chest. not nescessarily easier, depends on your specific body. for me it's equal.
>> Anonymous
Anyhow, thanks guys. I'll continue doing both, then. I was mainly worried that one might be "wrong" or less effective.