widegrip pushup

5.4

An exercise where you push your body up and down with hands wide apart to work the chest and shoulders

noun

: flexión de agarre ancho

If regular pushups are too easy, try doing widegrip pushups for a greater challenge.

Examples

It is important to maintain proper form during widegrip pushups to avoid shoulder strain.
She added widegrip pushups to her workout to strengthen her chest muscles.
I can do a widegrip pushup easily.
She prefers widegrip pushups for chest workouts.
To build upper body strength, he incorporated widegrip pushups into his daily routine, focusing on proper technique.
During her fitness class, the instructor demonstrated widegrip pushups to emphasize their benefit for developing shoulder strength.
He struggled with widegrip pushups at first, but improved after practicing regularly and adjusting his posture.

Surface Forms

widegrip pushup singular

widegrip pushups plural

Morphology

widegrip + pushup

The noun is a straightforward modifier + noun compound: 'pushup' (known) combined with a describer analyzable as 'wide' + 'grip' indicating a wide hand placement. This composition directly yields the meaning 'a pushup performed with a wide hand/grip position', so a B1 learner who knows the constituent parts can infer the sense.

Etymology

Widegrip pushup: The noun widegrip pushup names a pushup where the wide grip means your hands are set far apart on the floor. Because your hands are spread, the chest and shoulders work harder, so the term refers to a stronger 'pushup' that targets those muscles.