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Kneeling Wide-Grip Push-Up
Muscles involved
The kneeling wide-grip push-up keeps your knees down and hands wide. It builds chest strength as you work toward full push-ups.
How to do it
- Start in a push-up position with your arms wider than shoulder-width apart and your body in a straight line from heels to shoulders.
- Engage your core and bring one knee forward, bringing it close to your arm, without moving your back.
- Inhale and return that leg to the starting position, keeping the other leg extended.
- Repeat the movement with the opposite leg and continue alternating according to your training plan.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Maintain a straight line from your head to your knees to avoid sagging your hips. - Lower your chest toward the floor, controlling the position of your elbows and keeping them at about a 45-degree angle to your torso. - Engage your core and glutes throughout the movement to improve stability and technique.
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Kneeling Wide-Grip Push-Up: which muscles does it work?
Kneeling Wide-Grip Push-Up mainly works: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders. It also involves: Pectoralis major sternal head, Pectoralis major clavicular head, Triceps brachii, Anterior deltoid.
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