Kneeling Wide Hand Push Up
Description
The kneeling wide hand push up is a wide grip push up performed from the knees. The lifter sets the hands wider than the shoulders and lowers the chest down to the floor. The wide grip hits the chest hard while the kneeling position scales the load.
Equipment Required
Kneeling Wide Hand Push Up Instructions
- Begin in a high plank position from the knees.
- Set the hands wider than shoulder width.
- Brace your core and keep the body in a straight line from knees to head.
- Lower the chest toward the floor by bending the elbows.
- Stop just before the chest touches the floor.
- Press back up to lockout.
- Squeeze the chest hard at the top.
- Lock out at the top before the next rep.
Kneeling Wide Hand Push Up Form & Visual
Kneeling Wide Hand Push Up Benefits
- Beginner friendly wide chest move
- Trains the outer chest
- No equipment needed
- Builds the chest
- Useful chest builder
- Easy to scale
Kneeling Wide Hand Push Up Muscles Worked
- Pectoralis major
- Anterior deltoid
- Triceps brachii
Kneeling Wide Hand Push Up Variations & Alternatives
- Wide Push Up
- Push Up
- DB Fly
- Bench Press
