Suspended Push-Up

How to do the Suspended Push-Up

1. Anchor your suspension straps securely to the top of a rack or other object.
2. Leaning into the straps, take a handle in each hand and move into a push-up plank position. You should be as close to parallel to the ground as you can manage with your arms fully extended, maintaining good posture.
3. Maintaining a straight, rigid torso, descend slowly by allowing the elbows to flex.
4. Continue until your elbows break 90 degrees, pausing before you extend to return to the starting position.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	chest
Secondary	shoulders, triceps
Equipment	other equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

No other equipment? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Clock Push-Up Bodyweight Decline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Medium Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Wide Bodyweight

Harder than the Suspended Push-Up

Plyo Kettlebell Pushups expert · Kettlebell Flat Bench Cable Flyes intermediate · Cable Machine Incline Cable Flye intermediate · Cable Machine

Superset the Suspended Push-Up with

Opposing lats and middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Band Assisted Pull-Up lats Inverted Row with Straps middle back Sled Row middle back Suspended Row middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Suspended Push-Up work?

The Suspended Push-Up primarily works the chest, with the shoulders and triceps as secondary movers. Alternating Floor Press, Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip, and Barbell Guillotine Bench Press train the same muscle, across 11 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Suspended Push-Up?

The Right Equipment. Without the right equipment, Clock Push-Up, Decline Push-Up, and Incline Push-Up train the same muscle, and 17 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Suspended Push-Up suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Suspended Push-Up is rated beginner. Plyo Kettlebell Pushups, Flat Bench Cable Flyes, and Incline Cable Flye are the progressions from here.

Where should the Suspended Push-Up go in a workout?

Early — the Suspended Push-Up is compound, working 3 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Band Assisted Pull-Up and Inverted Row with Straps later.

Similar exercises

Alternating Floor Press Kettlebell Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Barbell Guillotine Bench Press Barbell Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Bench Press - With Bands Resistance Bands Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover Dumbbell