25 horizontal push exercises
Every movement in Handler's library classified as a horizontal push pattern. 7 are beginner-friendly. Movements within a pattern are the coach's swap candidates for each other when equipment or joint comfort changes.
Library data updated Handler exercise library
- Exercises
- 25
- With video demo
- 25
- Bodyweight
- 11
- Timed holds/intervals
- 0
Muscles trained by this pattern
Equipment used
Beginner (7)
- Dumbbell Floor PressChest · Dumbbell · Video
- Incline Push-UpChest · Bodyweight · Video
- Knee Push-UpChest · Bodyweight · Video
- Machine Chest PressChest · Chest press machine · Video
- Smith Machine Bench PressChest · Smith machine + Bench · Video
- Standing Band Chest PressChest · Resistance band · Video
- Wall Push-UpChest · Bodyweight · Video
Intermediate (10)
- Barbell Bench PressChest · Barbell + Bench · Video
- Cable Chest PressChest · Cable machine · Video
- Dumbbell Bench PressChest · Dumbbell + Bench · Video
- Dumbbell Incline Bench PressUpper chest · Dumbbell + Incline bench · Video
- Dumbbell Squeeze PressChest · Dumbbell + Bench · Video
- Hand-Release Push-UpChest · Bodyweight · Video
- Incline Dumbbell PressUpper chest, Front delts · Dumbbell + Incline bench · Video
- Push-UpChest · Bodyweight · Video
- Push-Up to Shoulder TapChest · Bodyweight · Video
- Single-Arm Dumbbell Floor PressChest · Dumbbell · Video
Advanced (8)
- Archer Push-UpChest · Bodyweight · Video
- Barbell Incline Bench PressUpper chest · Barbell + Incline bench · Video
- Close-Grip Bench PressTriceps, Chest · Barbell + Bench · Video
- Decline Push-UpUpper chest · Bodyweight · Video
- Dumbbell Pullover to PressChest · Dumbbell + Bench · Video
- Feet-Elevated Push-UpUpper chest · Bodyweight · Video
- Pseudo-Planche Push-UpChest, Shoulders · Bodyweight · Video
- Single-Arm Incline Push-UpChest · Bodyweight · Video
Questions about this list
What counts as a horizontal push movement?
Handler's library groups 25 exercises under the horizontal push pattern. They share a joint action and are interchangeable when equipment, fatigue, or joint comfort changes; the primary muscles are mostly chest, upper chest, triceps, front delts.
Are horizontal push exercises measured in reps or time?
All 25 are measured in reps.
How many beginner horizontal push exercises are there?
7 of the 25 are tagged beginner. Each exercise page shows its position in a progression chain so you can move up or down in difficulty.
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