Exercise Guide

Feet-Elevated Pike Push-up

A pike push-up with the feet up on a box, which tips the press closer to vertical. The last step before a handstand push-up.

AdvancedStrengthPushCompound
Form
Feet-Elevated Pike Push-up - Start position
Start
Feet-Elevated Pike Push-up - Mid position
Mid
Feet-Elevated Pike Push-up - End position
End

Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Details

Primary Muscle

Shoulders

Equipment

Bodyweight

Difficulty

Advanced

Category

Strength

Force

Push

Mechanic

Compound

Secondary Muscles

TricepsChestCore
How to Perform
  1. 1

    Put your feet on a box or bench and walk your hands back until your hips are stacked over your shoulders.

  2. 2

    Set your hands slightly wider than your shoulders with your head between your arms.

  3. 3

    Lower the crown of your head toward the floor just in front of your hands.

  4. 4

    Press back up until your arms are straight.

Tips
  • The higher the box, the more vertical the press and the harder it gets.
  • Keep your ribs down; arching the back is how the hips drift out of the stack.
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