02/11/2026
How to get your first push up: chest workout at home for beginners | Built from Home ep 5
Push ups are the best chest exercise you can do at home, but you can’t skip straight to the full version if you’ve never trained chest. Work through these steps instead:
Wall push ups. Learn the movement with barely any of your body weight.
Incline push ups. Lower the surface as you get stronger: kitchen counter, then table.
Knee push ups. Get into a full plank, then drop your knees.
Full push ups.
Form for every step:
Hands a palm wider than shoulder width
Elbows at about 45 degrees, like an arrow
Lower until your chest is just above the floor, then push the floor away
once you can do 3 sets of 10, go to the next step. If the next step’s too hard, do 1 set there, then finish your other 2 sets on the easier version.
Train it 2–3 times a week. It might take a month, it might take six, so just stay consistent.
My full home workout routine is on my website!
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