# Wide-Grip Push-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/wide-grip-push-up

Also known as: Wide Push-Up, Wide Hand Push-Up, Wide-Grip Press-Up, Wide Press-Up

Variation of: [Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/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](https://heatsy.app/ex/close-grip-push-up)