Chest · Bodyweight
Finger Push-up
How to do the finger push-up, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set up in a push-up position but support your hands on your fingertips instead of flat palms, fingers spread wide for a stable base. Lower your chest toward the floor and press back up while keeping the fingers braced.
- 1Chest and triceps driving the press while the fingers and forearms work
- 2to hold the base
- 3Strong tension through the hands and forearms the whole set
- 4A rigid line from head to heels
Common mistakes
- Collapsing or buckling the fingers under load
- Letting the hips sag or pike
- Going deeper than your fingers can safely support
Muscles worked
The finger push-up mainly works the mid chest and forearms, with the triceps, upper chest, lower chest, upper abs, and front delts assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- ForearmsPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.