Push Intermediate
Rank #09 of 100
Pike Push-Up
An inverted-V push-up that drives load onto the shoulders, the first true step toward the handstand push-up.
- Equipment
- None
- Focus
- Press the world away
Muscles worked
- Shoulders
- Triceps
- Upper Chest
How to do it well
- 1 Pike the hips high so the torso is near vertical.
- 2 Lower the crown of your head toward the floor.
- 3 Elevate the feet to increase difficulty.
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