Chest · Bodyweight
Deep Push-up on Parallel Bars
How to do the deep push-up on parallel bars, 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
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set your hands on two parallel bars and hold a plank with your body straight from head to heels. Lower your chest below the level of the bars for a deep stretch, then press back up to full arm extension under control.
- 1A deep chest stretch as you drop below the bars
- 2Chest and triceps driving you back to the top
- 3Core tight to keep your body in a straight line
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips sag or pike up
- Flaring the elbows wide and stressing the shoulders
- Cutting the depth short to make it easier
Muscles worked
The deep push-up on parallel bars mainly works the mid chest and triceps, with the lower chest, front delts, upper chest, and upper abs assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- TricepsPrimary
- Lower ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.