Chest · Bodyweight · Compound · Beginner

Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions)

Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions), start position
Start
Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions), end position
End
FrontBack
PrimarySecondary
Main muscles
Chest
Also working
Shoulders, Triceps

How to do it

  1. Lie on the floor face down and body straight with your toes on the floor and the hands wider than shoulder width for a wide hand position and closer than shoulder width for a close hand position. Make sure you are holding your torso up at arms length.
  2. Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
  3. Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.
  4. After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Swaps on other equipment

Each has the chest as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.

Other chest exercises

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