Deficit Pike Push Up
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
HOW TO PERFORM
- Set a hand on each of two parallettes, then walk the feet in and lift the hips high into an upside-down V.
- Keep the hips stacked over the hands so the press is close to vertical.
- Bend the elbows and lower until the head passes below the level of the hands.
- Press back up to straight arms.
FORM TIPS
- The extra range under the hands is the point. Stop where the shoulders stay comfortable rather than chasing depth.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Shoulders
Secondary
- Triceps
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