Push-Up Wide
How to do the Push-Up Wide with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Chest
Abs, Shoulders, Triceps
Body Only
How to do the Push-Up Wide
- 1
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.
- 2
To begin, allow the elbows to flex, lowering your chest to the floor as you inhale.
- 3
Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position by extending the elbows. Exhale as you perform this step.
- 4
After pausing at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Push-Up Wide set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your chest volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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