Core · Bodyweight
Boxing Cross Hook Cross
How to do the boxing cross hook cross, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand in a boxing stance with hands up. Throw a rear-hand cross straight out, rotating your hips into it, follow with a lead-hand hook swinging horizontally, then finish with another cross, chaining the three punches together.
- 1Hip and core rotation driving each punch in the combo
- 2A smooth flow from cross to hook to cross
- 3Hands snapping back to guard between strikes
Common mistakes
- Arm-punching without turning the hips
- Letting the combo get sloppy and off balance
- Dropping your guard as you chain the punches
Muscles worked
The boxing cross hook cross mainly works the obliques and front delts, with the triceps, mid chest, forearms, upper chest, upper abs, lower abs, quads, glutes, and side delts assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Mid ChestSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- BicepsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.