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Push-Up Wide
beginnerBodyweight·compound
Muscles Worked
Primary
Abdominal part of left pectoralis majorAbdominal part of right pectoralis majorAnterior papillary muscle of right ventricleAnterolateral head of lateral papillary muscle of left ventricleExternal intercostal muscleInnermost intercostal muscleInternal intercostal muscleLateral papillary muscle of left ventriclepectoralis majorpectoralis minortransversus thoracis
How to Perform
1
With your hands wide apart, support your body on your toes and hands in a plank position. Your elbows should be extended and your body straight. Do not allow your hips to sag. This will be your starting position.
2
To begin, allow the elbows to flex, lowering your chest to the floor as you inhale.
3
Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position by extending the elbows. Exhale as you perform this step.
4
After pausing at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
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