Chest · TRX
Ring Decline Push-up
How to do the ring decline push-up, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- TRX
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set the TRX handles just off the floor and place your hands in them, then prop your feet on a bench so your body angles down toward the handles. Lower your chest between the handles by bending your elbows, then press back up while keeping your body straight.
- 1Upper chest and shoulders driving the press from the decline
- 2Core staying tight to hold a straight line head to heels
- 3Chest stretching at the bottom before you press up strongly
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips sag or pike up
- Flaring your elbows too wide as you lower
- Letting the handles drift apart and lose control
Muscles worked
The ring decline push-up mainly works the lower chest and mid chest, with the triceps, upper chest, front delts, forearms, upper abs, and lower abs assisting.
- Lower ChestPrimary
- Mid ChestPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesMinor
- GlutesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.