Chest · Bodyweight
Decline Kneeling Push-up on Box
How to do the decline kneeling push-up on box, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Horizontal Push
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Kneel with your hands on the floor and your knees elevated on a box behind you so your body angles downward. Lower your chest toward the floor by bending your elbows, then press back up to the start.
- 1Lower and mid chest driving the press
- 2A straight line from knees to shoulders
- 3Chest lowering toward the floor under control
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips pike up or sag
- Flaring the elbows too wide
- Craning the neck instead of keeping it neutral
Muscles worked
The decline kneeling push-up on box mainly works the lower chest and mid chest, with the triceps, upper chest, upper abs, and front delts assisting.
- Lower ChestPrimary
- Mid ChestPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.