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This is about pushups only, so please let's not talk about bench etc.

 

When I do wide grip pushups, I feel the burn in my delts. Close grip pushups - burn in triceps.

 

But I don't feel the burn in my chest, no soreness. But shouldn't pushups (whether wide grip or close grip) work the chest automatically? Then why is it I dont feel the burn? I don't feel strong enough to do weighted pushups, and besides that's only for advanced people. I assumed even regular pushups would give the burn.......

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maybe check your posture? Thinking if you let your hips drop down, the movements may work more shoulder than chest (kind of like going downward dog to upward dog..more shoulder/tris than chest).

 

I feel wide-pushups along the outer/sides of my pecs. Close (e.g. diamond) pushups equally in my tris and my lower/inner pecs.

 

Curious to see what other responses you get.

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