Wide Grip Push-ups
Push-ups with hands placed wider than shoulders targeting outer chest
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Primary muscles
- Chest
- Secondary muscles
- Triceps, Shoulders
- Equipment
- None — bodyweight
How to do it
Place your hands wider than shoulder-width apart. Lower your body while allowing your elbows to flare out slightly. This variation emphasizes the outer chest muscles
Progressions
- Easier: Incline Push-ups
- Easier: Decline Knee Push-ups
- Harder: Hand Release Push-ups
- Harder: Diamond Push-ups
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