Q:  Have you got any suggestions on how I can put together an upper body program built around bodyweight exercises like push-ups? A: Push-ups can give you a very good upper body work out anywhere, anytime – so long as you know how to make proper use of them. Variations of this exercise can target all of the muscles of your upper body. Obviously the prime movers are the chest, front delts and triceps. Yet, the forearms, lower lats, traps and even the quadriceps come into play as stabilizers. The unique structure of the pectoral muscles (they fan out in three directions from the clavicle to the sternum) means that they need to be attacked from multiple angles for complete development. The push-up is ideal for this purpose  – simply elevate your hands or feet to target either the upper or lower pecs. So, ...

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