Forget push-ups — the scapula push-up is the best bodyweight exercise to strengthen your barbell bench press

Woman performing a plank outdoors on an exercise mat.

You can build shoulder mobility and prepare for barbell bench presses using the scapula push-up as part of your mobility routine.

Commonly programmed during warm-ups, scapula push-ups move the chest, shoulders and shoulder blades through protraction and retraction to help prepare them for upper-body workouts.