Chest · Bodyweight
Kneeling Rotational Push-up
How to do the kneeling rotational push-up, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Horizontal Push
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Start in a kneeling push-up position and lower your chest toward the floor. As you press up, rotate your torso to one side and reach that arm toward the ceiling, then return and alternate sides each rep.
- 1Chest and triceps pressing you off the floor
- 2Obliques driving the rotation at the top
- 3A reaching hand stacking over the shoulder
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips drop as you rotate
- Rushing the twist and losing balance
- Flaring the elbow wide on the press
Muscles worked
The kneeling rotational push-up mainly works the mid chest and obliques, with the triceps, front delts, upper chest, lower chest, upper abs, and lower abs assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- ObliquesPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.