strength

Knee Push-Up

Beginner-friendly

Text cues are the instruction

No demonstration video yet. Kalyra will not use AI-generated imagery as form instruction — demonstrations arrive only as reviewed performer footage or validated animation. Until then, the step-by-step cues and setup checks on this page are the complete instruction.

Kalyra may avoid or modify this exercise when:
  • Loaded wristsKalyra holds back exercises that load the wrists when you've flagged wrist sensitivity.
Muscleschest, shoulders, arms
EquipmentNone
Positionplank
Impactnone
Training roleSTRENGTH

Form cues

  • Knees on the floor, hands under shoulders; body straight from knees to head
  • Lower the chest between the hands
  • Push up without the hips leading

Common errors

  • ✗ Hips piking up or sagging
  • ✗ Half-range reps

How Kalyra programs it

Trains the push horizontal pattern through chest and shoulders with a clear rep target and progression path — one of the fundamental movements a balanced plan is built from.

Typically 2–4 sets of 8–12 reps.

Easier · Harder · Substitutions

No easier regression on file.

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