Suspension One Leg Chest Press

The Suspension One Leg Chest Press targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps while engaging your core for stability.

  1. Adjust the suspension straps to shoulder height.
  2. Stand facing away from the anchor point, placing one foot in the foot cradle.
  3. Lower your body into a push-up position, keeping your core tight.
  4. Press your body back up while maintaining balance on the standing leg.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch legs.

How to perform the Suspension One Leg Chest Press

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Suspension One Leg Chest Press using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your pectoralis major.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your pectoralis major rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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