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Push Ups with Weight

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Posted by GymAmerica
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 5:39pm filed under Chest

Calories Burned:  408 calories per hour   (based on a body weight of 150 lbs.)
Primary Muscles Trained:  Pectorals
Secondary Muscles Trained:  Triceps, Anterior Deltoids
Instructions: 
Add a weight plate to your back and support your body with the balls of your feet and with your hands.
 
Place hands slightly wider than shoulder-width, palms flat on the floor.
 
Straighten arms without locking your elbows.
 
Lower torso until chest is a fraction of an inch off the floor.
 
Push yourself back to starting position.
 

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