Chest · Leverage Machine
Lever Incline Single Arm Chest Press
How to do the lever incline single arm chest press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit in the incline leverage machine and set the seat so the handle lines up with your upper chest. Grip a single handle, keep your shoulder blade pulled back and down, and press up and slightly forward until your arm extends. Lower with control until you feel a stretch in the upper chest, then repeat before switching sides.
- 1Upper-chest drive on the working side with the triceps assisting
- 2Steady tension through the whole range with no twisting of the torso
- 3A controlled stretch across the upper chest at the bottom
Common mistakes
- Letting your shoulder roll forward as you press
- Flaring the elbow straight out away from your body
- Bouncing off the bottom position
Muscles worked
The lever incline single arm chest press mainly works the upper chest and mid chest, with the triceps, lower chest, and front delts assisting.
- Upper ChestPrimary
- Mid ChestPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
Kovo programs the lever incline single arm chest press for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.