Pike Push-up

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Technique

How to perform Pike Push-up

1. Place your hands about shoulder-width apart and raise your hips into an inverted V with the balls of your feet on the floor.
2. Keep the hip fold and a controlled back position as you shift weight into your hands.
3. Bend the elbows and let your shoulders travel forward, lowering your face toward a point in front of the hands.
4. Keep your head from taking your bodyweight and maintain the high-hip position.
5. Press through the hands, extending the elbows and returning along the same arc.
6. Finish with straight arms and active shoulder support before beginning the next repetition.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.