Kneeling Wide Hand Push-Up

Perform the kneeling wide hand push-up to strengthen your chest, shoulders, and triceps.

  1. Kneel on the floor with your knees hip-width apart.
  2. Place your hands wider than shoulder-width on the ground.
  3. Lower your chest towards the floor while keeping your elbows at a 45-degree angle.
  4. Push back up to the starting position, engaging your core throughout.

How to perform the Kneeling Wide Hand Push-Up

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Kneeling Wide Hand Push-Up using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your triceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your triceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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