How to do the Pike Push-up

The Pike Push-up is a push move. You can do it at home on one mat, with no jumping and nothing that shakes the floor.

• Level 3/5
• Shoulders
• No equipment

Form cues

1. Hips high in a V
2. Lower the top of your head in front of your hands
3. Press back up

Your hands carry your weight, so it loads the wrists. If your wrists hurt, tap “My wrists hurt” in the app to switch to a wrist-friendly version.

Muscles worked

Shoulders — Press yourself up with your shoulders

More bodyweight shoulders exercises

Easier → harder

Climb the same move from easier to harder steps. The right step leaves you two or three reps in reserve at the end of 40 seconds.

1. Step 1 · Pike Push-up
2. Step 2 · Feet-elevated Pike Push-up
3. Step 3 · Wall Handstand Push-up

More moves for the same area

• Shoulder CARsLevel 1/5
• Crab ReachLevel 2/5
• InchwormLevel 2/5
• Hindu Push-upLevel 3/5
• Backpack Clean and PressLevel 3/5 · Backpack
• Feet-elevated Pike Push-upLevel 4/5 · Chair

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