How to Do Push-Up Wide
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the push-up wide.
| Main muscles | Chest |
| Also works | Abs, Shoulders, Triceps |
| Equipment | Body Only |
| Level | Beginner |
| Type | Strength |
How to do it
- With your hands wide apart, support your body on your toes and hands in a plank position. Your elbows should be extended and your body straight. Do not allow your hips to sag. This will be your starting position.
- To begin, allow the elbows to flex, lowering your chest to the floor as you inhale.
- Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position by extending the elbows. Exhale as you perform this step.
- After pausing at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Form tips
- Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
- Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
- Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
- Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).
Workouts with this exercise
Bodyweight Chest Workout for Beginners5 exercises · about 31 min · BodyweightKettlebell Chest Workout for Beginners5 exercises · about 31 min · KettlebellResistance Band Chest Workout for Beginners5 exercises · about 31 min · Resistance BandBodyweight Upper Body Workout for Intermediate6 exercises · about 47 min · Bodyweight
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