Shoulders · Bodyweight
Jab Jab Right Cross
How to do the jab jab right cross, 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 in a boxing stance with your lead hand forward. Snap two quick jabs with your lead hand, extending straight out and back to guard, then drive a right cross by rotating your hips and turning your back foot for power.
- 1The jabs snapping straight out and back from the shoulder
- 2Hip rotation loading the power behind the cross
- 3Your core bracing to transfer force from legs to fist
Common mistakes
- Winding up the jab instead of snapping it straight
- Forgetting to rotate the hips on the cross
- Dropping your guard between punches
Muscles worked
The jab jab right cross mainly works the front delts, with the triceps, mid chest, obliques, forearms, upper chest, upper abs, lower abs, quads, and glutes assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Mid ChestSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.