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wide push-ups — video demonstration

Wide push-ups: step-by-step guide with video, three form cues, common mistakes and how many reps to start with. Advanced bodyweight chest exercise, no equipment.

watch for these things

  • Place your hands about one and a half shoulder-widths apart, fingers turned slightly outward.
  • Keep your elbows angled around 60 degrees from your body rather than straight out sideways.
  • Squeeze your hands toward each other against the floor as you push up to feel your chest work.

→ full wide push-ups guide — step-by-step instructions, muscles worked & all form tips

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