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Alice Porter

The beginner-friendly modified push-ups that will help you finally master the full move in no time

Two woman mixed race doing a pushup against a wall smiling looking sideways from camera park background.

You'll often see push-ups included in upper-body workouts, but if you can't do a push-up don't worry, you're not alone. Even though pretty much everyone knows how to do push-up, it's a move that requires a significant degree of strength in a range of muscles, including the chest, triceps and core.

But just because you're still developing the strength to do your first push-up, it doesn't mean you should write push-ups off altogether.

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