Intermediate exercise
Triceps Push-Up
Also called Diamond Push-Up, Push-Up - Close Triceps Position
Technique
How to perform Triceps Push-Up
- Lie on the floor face down and place your hands closer than shoulder width for a close hand position.
- Make sure that you are holding your torso up at arms' length.
- Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
- Using your triceps and some of your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest.
- Breathe out as you perform this step.
- After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
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Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.