Building muscle depends on several factors and isn't something that'll happen overnight after just one workout.

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE PUSHUP IS the do-everything, no-gear exercise for the upper body—and maybe one of the best overall ...

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My name is Cori Ritchey, and I am an exercise physiology nerd turned fitness journalist, and the fitness editor at Women’s Health. When I’m not writing, editing, and researching fitness, I’m teaching ...

The push-up (or press-up) is the do-everything, no-kit exercise for the upper body – and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. If your motivations are more immediately ...

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THE PUSHUP IS the do-everything, no-gear exercise for the upper body—and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. After all, it requires no equipment, so it can be performed ...