Corkscrew Decline Push Ups
This chest exercise mainly works your upper chest, with help from your middle chest, lower chest and shoulders. Watch the demo video, then follow the tips below.
Rep Range
8-20
How to do Corkscrew Decline Push Ups
Place feet on a chair, hands on the ground wider than shoulders. As you lower into the push up, rotate your torso, trying to bring one shoulder lower than the other.
Common mistakes
Don't let hips sag. Avoid fast or jerky rotations; control the twist.
Breathing
Inhale as you lower and twist; exhale as you push up and return to the start.
Muscles worked
Primary Muscles
Upper Chest
Secondary Muscles
Middle Chest, Lower Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Core, Serratus Anterior
Tertiary Muscles
Traps, Levator Scapulae, Rhomboids, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Teres Minor, Latissimus Dorsi, Lower Back, Erector Spinae, Lower Body
