Chest · Leverage Machine
Lever Parallel Chest Press
How to do the lever parallel 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 leverage chest press machine and adjust the seat so the parallel-grip handles sit at chest height. Grip the handles with palms facing each other, then press them forward until your arms are nearly extended, squeezing your chest. Return under control to a full stretch.
- 1Your chest and triceps driving the handles forward
- 2Shoulder blades retracted and back pinned to the pad
- 3A strong squeeze across your chest at the end of the press
Common mistakes
- Locking your elbows hard at the top
- Letting your shoulders roll forward off the pad
- Using momentum instead of a controlled press and return
Muscles worked
The lever parallel chest press mainly works the mid chest, with the triceps, upper chest, lower chest, and front delts assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
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- How to do the barbell bench press
- How to do the paused bench press
Last reviewed June 2026.