Wide-Grip Push-Up

Body region

• Chest
• Arms
• Core

Muscles

Helps

• Deltoid

Technique

1. Place your hands well wider than your shoulders, fingers pointing forward, legs straight behind you.
2. Brace your abs and squeeze your glutes so the body forms a straight line.
3. Lower your chest to just above the floor.
4. Press the floor away until your arms are straight.

Cues

• Keep the wrists under the elbows at the bottom.
• Keep the neck in line with the spine.

Common mistakes

• Sagging hips.
• Placing the hands so wide that the shoulders hurt.
• Stopping well short of the floor.

Variations

• Close-Grip Push-Up