PREPARATION 1.Kneel on the floor. Lean forward and place your hands on the floor, well forward of your body and out to either side, palms flat. 2.Straighten your legs, raising your knees off the floor and pushing your body forward, so that your shoulders are just in front of your hands. 3.Make sure that your back is flat and your head is in line with your spine. Breathe out. EXERCISE 1.Breathe in as you lower your chest to the floor. Keep your elbows out away from your body so that you feel a good stretch across your chest. 2.Hold briefly, then breathe out as you push up, raising your body away from the floor. Do not lock your elbows. Do not rest between repetitions. MAINLY FOR: Anterior deltoids Pectorals Triceps For press ups which work the arms more and the chest less, see the exercise "Press Up, Narrow".