Wide Push Up vs Criss Cross Arms Lift

Maximizing Your Chest Workout Plan

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Criss Cross Arm Lift is the easier place to start — difficulty 1 of 5 vs 3. Compare Chest form cues and when to progress.

Customize Your Chest Workout: Explore the Benefits of Wide Push Up and Criss Cross Arms Lift for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Wide Push Up vs Criss Cross Arms Lift : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Wide Push Up more often — 494 sessions compared to 423 for Criss Cross Arms Lift.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Wide Push Up and Criss Cross Arms Lift differ in the muscles they load, the equipment they need, and how hard they are to learn — the comparison below covers each.

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How to Wide Push Up

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Wide Push Up muscles worked: Chest

Form

  1. 1. Please lower yourself until your chest is just about to touch the ground.
  2. 2. Engage your chest and return to the starting position.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please go down only as much as you can without straining your shoulders.
  2. 2. Keep your core engaged to prevent your hips from dropping.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Wide Push Up, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Wide Push Up Guide page of our blog!

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How to Criss Cross Arms Lift

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Criss Cross Arms Lift muscles worked: Chest

Form

  1. 1. Cross your arms in front of your chest.
  2. 2. Raise your arms to the side.
  3. 3. Slowly return to the original position.

Coach's Comment

  1. Straighten your arms.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Criss Cross Arms Lift, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Criss Cross Arms Lift Guide page of our blog!

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