Push ups can actually work your biceps as well as your shoulders and triceps. ... Regular push ups mainly work your pecs (chest muscles), delts (shoulders) and triceps (back of the upper arm). You also use your core muscles for stabilisation.

Do push ups make your biceps bigger?

Push-ups don't target the biceps because it's what's known as a "pulling" muscle, while the triceps is a "pushing" muscle. You should do an equal number of pulling and pushing exercises to balance your upper body and increase the muscles in your arms.

Can you get bigger arms by doing push ups?

Push ups CAN build big arms and a broad chest, as long as you do them right. ... Bodyweight exercises can build muscle definition – just looks at all those calisthenics Youtube influencers – but only if you do them right. Push ups are particularly great for sculpting big arms and a broad chest, all at the same time.