Sweating on Sunday: Muscles Targeted in Pushups

January 26, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Updated 4/18/2021 So, last week I moved away from using light dumbbells to trying bodyweight exercises. Since I have CKD I am not allowed to lift heavy-weights, so I thought pushups would work better for muscle toning and increasing strength. After increasing the number of reps by one each day, I started to notice pain […]

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Sweating on Sunday: Muscles Targeted in Pushups

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