Push-Up Wide

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Watch Push-Up Wide

Technique

How to perform Push-Up Wide

1. Place your palms wider than shoulder width on the floor and extend your legs behind you onto your toes.
2. Keep your body aligned with your hips lifted into the same line as your shoulders and heels.
3. Bend your elbows outward and back to lower your chest toward the floor while preserving your trunk position.
4. Press through both palms to straighten your elbows and raise your body as one unit.
5. Return to the same wide-hand starting position without bouncing or dropping your hips.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.