Exercise Guide
Pike Push-up
A push-up done with the hips high, which tips the pressing angle toward vertical and makes it a shoulder exercise. The bodyweight route to a handstand push-up.
IntermediateStrengthPushCompound
Form
Start
Mid
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
Intermediate
Category
Strength
Force
Push
Mechanic
Compound
Secondary Muscles
TricepsChestCore
How to Perform
- 1
Start in a push-up position, then walk your feet in and lift your hips until your body forms an inverted V.
- 2
Set your hands slightly wider than your shoulders with your head between your arms.
- 3
Bend your elbows to lower the crown of your head toward the floor just in front of your hands.
- 4
Press back up until your arms are straight.
Tips
- ★The higher the hips, the more vertical the press and the harder it gets.
- ★Elevate your feet on a box once floor pike push-ups get easy.