Target Chest with Wide Push Ups

Wide Push Ups

Rep Range

10-20

Hints

Start in a push-up position but with hands set wider than shoulder-width apart. Lower your body towards the ground, keeping your core engaged and back straight. Press back to the starting position.

Common Mistakes

Avoid letting hips sag or piking them too high. Keep a straight line from head to heels.

Breathing

Inhale as you lower; exhale as you push back up.

Muscle Focus

Primary Muscles

Middle Chest

Secondary Muscles

Upper Chest, Lower Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Core, Serratus Anterior

Tertiary Muscles

Traps, Levator Scapulae, Rhomboids, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Teres Minor, Latissimus Dorsi, Lower Back, Erector Spinae, Lower Body