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Chin Tuck Against the Wall
How to do the chin tuck against the wall, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand with your back and head against a wall and your feet a few inches out. Gently draw your chin straight back to press the back of your head into the wall without tilting up or down, hold briefly, then relax.
- 1The deep muscles at the front of your neck switching on
- 2The back of your head pressing flat into the wall
- 3Your chin gliding straight back, not nodding up or down
Common mistakes
- Jutting your chin up or down instead of straight back
- Pressing so hard you strain your neck
- Shrugging your shoulders up toward your ears
Muscles worked
The chin tuck against the wall mainly works the upper traps.
- Upper TrapsPrimary
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- How to do the back lever
Last reviewed June 2026.