{"id":8229,"date":"2018-01-14T21:29:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T19:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/?p=8229"},"modified":"2018-01-14T23:04:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T21:04:25","slug":"decline-push-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/en\/blog\/decline-push-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Decline push up\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise of the week!<!--more-->Starting position<\/p>\n<p>Plank\u00a0position, hands on the ground\u00a0slightly wider than shoulder-width, feet\u00a0\u00a0on a stable elevated surface (table, chair).<\/p>\n<p>Execution<\/p>\n<p>Inhale and lower your body\u00a0down by bending your elbows until your face is a few inches from the floor.\u00a0Exhale and return to starting position.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/decline01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" 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