Wide push-up

How to do the Wide push-up: full step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Chest), equipment (Bodyweight) and a two-frame demo. Free to read, from the Setline exercise catalog.

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Wide push-up: start and finish positions
Wide push-up: start and finish positions

How to do it

  1. 1

    Support your body on your toes and hands in a plank, hands wide apart, body straight, hips not sagging.

  2. 2

    Lower your chest to the floor by bending the elbows.

  3. 3

    Press your upper body back up by extending the elbows.

In a Setline session: 3 sets of 8–12.

Questions

What equipment do I need for the Wide push-up?

The Wide push-up uses: Bodyweight.

Which muscles does the Wide push-up work?

The Wide push-up works: Chest.

How many sets and reps for the Wide push-up?

In Setline sessions the Wide push-up is programmed as 3 sets of 8–12.

Which Setline styles include the Wide push-up?

The Wide push-up appears in: Bodyweight.

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Wide push-up — how to do it, steps and demo · Setline