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Wide Hand Push-up
Muscles involved
The wide hand push-up places your hands outside shoulder width. It puts more emphasis on the chest.
How to do it
- Start in a high plank position with your hands placed on the floor significantly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Lower your chest towards the floor, keeping your elbows flared out and your body in a straight line.
- Pause at the bottom, feeling a stretch in your chest.
- Press through your palms to push your body back up to the starting plank position.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Place your hands wide to emphasize your chest muscles. - Lower your chest towards the floor, keeping your elbows flared out. - Squeeze your chest at the top of the movement. - Maintain a straight line from your head to your heels.
Difficulty
IntermedioFrequently asked questions
Wide Hand Push-up: which muscles does it work?
Wide Hand Push-up mainly works: Chest. It also involves: Pectoralis major sternal head.
