push-up
noun
: a conditioning exercise performed in a prone position by raising and lowering the body with the straightening and bending of the arms while keeping the back straight and supporting the body on the hands and toes
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This option from Mainstays features a fade-resistant canopy, an easy push-up mechanism, and a convenient tilt option to block the sun in any direction.
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Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Generations of schoolchildren would suffer consequential trauma, but maybe learn how to do a good set of push-ups or run a mile.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Take a push-up, for example: Lowering your body down is an eccentric move, and pressing it back up is a concentric move.
—Ashley Mateo, Health, 6 May 2024
Raymond, in his Dean Cain Clark Kent Collection glasses, and Harry, doing push-ups on his office floor, are caricatures of weakness and aggression.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
This bikini has received thousands of perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers thanks to its flattering high-waisted bottoms and a twisted top that gives a subtle push-up effect.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Sorry, but one of the best ways to better your push-up abilities is to practice the actual push-up motion—just in a more beginner-friendly format.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
Planks: The plank exercise is an isometric core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up for the maximum possible time.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
Try lowering yourself to the bottom of the push-up and then taking three to five seconds to slowly push back up to make the move more challenging.
—Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Generations of schoolchildren would suffer consequential trauma, but maybe learn how to do a good set of push-ups or run a mile.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Take a push-up, for example: Lowering your body down is an eccentric move, and pressing it back up is a concentric move.
—Ashley Mateo, Health, 6 May 2024
Raymond, in his Dean Cain Clark Kent Collection glasses, and Harry, doing push-ups on his office floor, are caricatures of weakness and aggression.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
This bikini has received thousands of perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers thanks to its flattering high-waisted bottoms and a twisted top that gives a subtle push-up effect.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Sorry, but one of the best ways to better your push-up abilities is to practice the actual push-up motion—just in a more beginner-friendly format.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
Planks: The plank exercise is an isometric core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up for the maximum possible time.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
Try lowering yourself to the bottom of the push-up and then taking three to five seconds to slowly push back up to make the move more challenging.
—Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Push-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push-up. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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