Arms · TRX
Ring Reverse Push-up
How to do the ring reverse 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
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Face away from the anchor with a TRX handle in each hand and your arms extended in front at chest height, leaning forward against the straps. Keeping your elbows high, press your hands forward and down to drive your body back upright, feeling the triceps extend, then return under control.
- 1Triceps extending to press your body back up
- 2Elbows staying high and tight as you straighten the arms
- 3A rigid plank from heels to head throughout
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips sag or pike
- Flaring your elbows out to the sides
- Letting the handles wander and lose tension
Muscles worked
The ring reverse push-up mainly works the triceps, with the lower abs, forearms, mid chest, upper abs, obliques, and front delts assisting.
- TricepsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Mid ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Upper ChestMinor
- Lower ChestMinor
- LatsMinor
- GlutesMinor
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More triceps exercises
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- How to do the crossbody tricep extension
- How to do the cable katana tricep extension
- How to do the cable single arm tricep extension
- How to do the kickback
- How to do the lying tricep extension
Last reviewed June 2026.