Knee Push-Up
Push · chest · beginner
Start
FinishHow to do it
From a plank on your knees with hips pushed forward in line with the shoulders, lower your chest to a fist's height off the floor and press back up.
Muscles worked
Primary: chest · Also works: triceps, core
Equipment
No equipment
Common mistakes
- Sitting the hips back so the chest never reaches the floor
- Placing the hands ahead of the shoulders, which shifts the work to the delts
- Rushing the lowering phase instead of taking about two seconds
Variations
- Knee push-up with a two-second pause at the bottom
- Eccentric-only knee push-up
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Related exercises
- Barbell Bench Presschest
- Dumbbell Bench Presschest
- Push-Upchest
- Machine Chest Presschest
- Incline Dumbbell Presschest
- Cable Flychest
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