Chest · TRX
Suspender Chest Press
How to do the suspender chest press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- TRX
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Grip the suspension trainer handles and lean forward into a plank with arms extended in front of your chest and your body in a straight line. Bend your elbows to lower your chest toward your hands, then press back to full extension. Adjust your foot position to make it harder or easier.
- 1Your chest and triceps pressing you back to extension
- 2A braced core holding a straight line head to heels
- 3Your shoulder blades set and steady against the straps
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips sag or pike during the press
- Flaring your elbows straight out to the sides
- Letting the straps wobble from a loose, unbraced body
Muscles worked
The suspender chest press mainly works the mid chest, with the triceps, upper chest, lower chest, lower abs, upper abs, glutes, and front delts assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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- How to do the paused bench press
Last reviewed June 2026.