Isometric Wipers
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, needing no equipment.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Isometric Wipers
- Assume a push-up position, supporting your weight on your hands and toes while keeping your body straight. Your hands should be just outside of shoulder width. This will be your starting position.
- Begin by shifting your body weight as far to one side as possible, allowing the elbow on that side to flex as you lower your body.
- Reverse the motion by extending the flexed arm, pushing yourself up and then dropping to the other side.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to Isometric Wipers
10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.
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Alternating Floor Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a kettlebell.
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Push-Ups
The push-up is a fundamental bodyweight exercise that targets the chest, triceps, and shoulders while engaging the core. It's one of the most effective exercises for building upper body strength without equipment.
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Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.
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Bench Press - With Bands
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a resistance band.
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Cable Chest Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a cable machine.
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Decline Barbell Bench Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.
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Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using dumbbells.
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Decline Push-Up
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest.
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Decline Smith Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a machine.
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Dumbbell Bench Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using dumbbells.
Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do isometric wipers work?
Isometric Wipers primarily works the chest. The abs, shoulders and triceps assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for isometric wipers?
None. Isometric Wipers is a bodyweight movement you can do anywhere you have floor space.
Isometric Wipers: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Isometric Wipers is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of isometric wipers?
Alternating Floor Press, Push-Ups, Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my isometric wipers reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; isometric wipers can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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