Shoulders · Bodyweight
Sitting Incline Press Stepout on a Padded Stool
How to do the sitting incline press stepout on a padded stool, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- VerticalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit tall on a padded stool with your arms bent and hands near your shoulders. Press both arms up and forward on an incline angle while stepping one foot out to the side, then return the arms and foot together. Alternate the stepping leg each rep.
- 1Your upper chest and shoulders driving the incline press
- 2The working leg pushing out and back with control
- 3A tall, braced torso linking the press and the step
Common mistakes
- Leaning back to push the arms up
- Letting your shoulders shrug as you press
- Stepping out so far you lose your balance on the stool
Muscles worked
The sitting incline press stepout on a padded stool mainly works the front delts, with the triceps, upper chest, upper traps, upper abs, lower abs, glutes, side delts, and hip flexors assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Mid ChestMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- QuadsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
Kovo programs the sitting incline press stepout on a padded stool for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.