Arms · Bodyweight
Diamond Push-up Against Wall
How to do the diamond push-up against 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
- Reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand facing a wall and place your hands on it close together so your index fingers and thumbs form a diamond. Bend your elbows to bring your chest toward the wall, then press back to the start. Step your feet farther back to make it harder.
- 1Triceps working to press you away from the wall with hands in a diamond
- 2Elbows tracking close to your body, not flaring wide
- 3Core tight so your body stays in one straight line
Common mistakes
- Letting your elbows splay out to the sides
- Sagging your hips or piking them up at the wall
- Shrugging your shoulders toward your ears as you press
Muscles worked
The diamond push-up against wall mainly works the triceps, with the mid chest, upper chest, lower chest, and front delts assisting.
- TricepsPrimary
- Mid ChestSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.