# Suspension Trainer Push-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/suspension-trainer-push-up

Also known as: Suspension Trainer Pushup, Suspension Trainer Press-Up, TRX Push-Up, Suspension Push-Up, Suspension Pushup, Suspension Press-Up, TRX Pushup, Strap Push-Up

Body region: Chest, Arms, Core

## Muscles

- Main: Pectoralis Major, Triceps
- Helps: Deltoid, Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Transversus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Suspension Trainer

## Technique

1. Face away from the anchor with the handles at about knee height, grip them with straight arms and lean forward into a plank.
2. Brace the abs and glutes so the body is in a straight line.
3. Lower the chest between the handles with elbows about 45 degrees from the body.
4. Press back up to straight arms, keeping the straps steady.

### Cues

- Keep the straps vertical and the handles from drifting apart.
- Walk the feet back to make it harder, forward to make it easier.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the hands drift wide.
- Sagging in the hips.
- Setting the handles unevenly.

## Alternatives

- [Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/push-up)
- [Ring Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/ring-push-up)