Arms · Bodyweight
Incline Close Grip Push-up with Chair
How to do the incline close grip push-up with chair, 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
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Place both hands close together on the seat of a chair, roughly shoulder-width or narrower, with your body in a straight line. Lower your chest toward your hands keeping elbows tucked near your sides, then press back up to full extension.
- 1Triceps and inner chest working to press you up
- 2Elbows tracking close to your ribs through the rep
- 3A tight core holding your body in one straight line
Common mistakes
- Flaring the elbows out wide
- Letting the hips sag or pike up
- Rushing the descent instead of controlling it
Muscles worked
The incline close grip push-up with chair mainly works the triceps, upper chest, and mid chest, with the upper abs and front delts assisting.
- TricepsPrimary
- Upper ChestPrimary
- Mid ChestPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower ChestMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
Kovo programs the incline close grip push-up with chair for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.