Progression ladder for the Push-up (Wall)

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

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Easier and harder steps around the Push-up (Wall)

These are the substitutes for the Push-up (Wall), ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Push-up (Wall) scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Push-up (Wall)Play demonstration

Push-up (Wall)

  • Beginner
  • Bodyweight
  • Pectorals

Harder steps (6)

  1. Cable Incline Bench PressPlay demonstration

    Cable Incline Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Pectorals
  2. Barbell Incline Bench PressPlay demonstration

    Barbell Incline Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Pectorals
  3. Modified Hindu Push-upPlay demonstration

    Modified Hindu Push-up

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Pectorals
  4. Incline Reverse Grip Push-upPlay demonstration

    Incline Reverse Grip Push-up

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Pectorals
  5. Incline Push-up Reverse Grip

    Incline Push-up Reverse Grip

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Pectorals
  6. Smith Incline Bench PressPlay demonstration

    Smith Incline Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Pectorals

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