Arms · TRX
Suspender Close Grip Chest Press
How to do the suspender close grip 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
Set the TRX straps to mid-length and grip the handles with your hands close together, palms facing down. Walk your feet forward and lean into the straps with your body in a straight line, then bend your elbows close to your sides to lower your chest toward the handles and press back up.
- 1Keep your hands close and drive your elbows back along your ribs so your
- 2triceps take the load while your chest assists
- 3Squeeze your whole body into one stiff line from heels to head
- 4Press until your arms lock and feel your chest and triceps finish the rep
Common mistakes
- Don't let your hips sag or pike out of the plank line
- Don't flare your elbows wide; keep them tracking close to your torso
- Don't let the straps swing or jerk you through the rep
Muscles worked
The suspender close grip chest press mainly works the triceps and mid chest, with the upper chest, lower chest, upper abs, lower abs, and front delts assisting.
- TricepsPrimary
- Mid ChestPrimary
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- GlutesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.