Shoulders · Bodyweight
Standing Top Corner Punch
How to do the standing top corner punch, 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
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart and fists up by your chin. Punch up toward an imaginary top corner target, rotating through your trunk and extending the arm fully, then snap the fist back to guard and alternate sides.
- 1Rotation coming from your trunk and hips, not just the arm
- 2Shoulders and triceps firing as the punch extends
- 3Core bracing to control the twist each rep
Common mistakes
- Reaching with the arm while the body stays still
- Letting the opposite hand drop away from guard
- Locking out the elbow hard at the top
Muscles worked
The standing top corner punch mainly works the obliques and front delts, with the triceps, upper abs, lower abs, and side delts assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper ChestMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.