Technique
- Start with your body in a pyramid shape (similar to a Downward dog).
- Bend your arms and lean forward as you go down, so that the elbows stay above the wrists and the forearms stay vertical.
- Go as low as your strength allows.
- At the bottom position, your head is in front of your hands.
- Push back up until your arms are straight and your shoulders above your wrists.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Shoulders
- Triceps
- Neck
Secondary
- Chest
- Forearms
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Anterior deltoid
- Middle deltoid
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
- Upper trapezius
- Levator scapulae
Equipment
Appears in
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Progressions
Decline pike pushup
Intermediate
Deep pike pushup
Intermediate
Pike pushup with legs lift
Intermediate
Pike bent-arm handstand
Intermediate
Regressions
Dive-bomber pushup
Novice
Decline pushup
Novice
Hindu pushup
Novice
Incline pike pushup
Novice
Pushup
Novice
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