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Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions)

How to do the Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions) with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundBody OnlyBeginnerPush
Primary muscles

Chest

Secondary

Shoulders, Triceps

Equipment

Body Only

Step by step

How to do the Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions)

  1. 1

    Lie on the floor face down and body straight with your toes on the floor and the hands wider than shoulder width for a wide hand position and closer than shoulder width for a close hand position. Make sure you are holding your torso up at arms length.

  2. 2

    Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.

  3. 3

    Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.

  4. 4

    After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

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Every Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions) 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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