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Fingertip 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

1. Set up at the top of a push up with the hands a little wider than the shoulders, resting on the pads of all five fingers with the palms off the floor.
2. Spread the fingers and keep them slightly bent so each hand forms a firm tent.
3. Lower the chest to the floor with the elbows about 45 degrees from the ribs.
4. Press back up to straight arms without letting the palms touch down.

FORM TIPS

• Build up to it from the knees or with the hands on a bench. The fingers tire long before the chest does.
• End the set the moment a finger starts to buckle. A finger that collapses under load is easy to sprain.

TARGET MUSCLES

Primary

• Chest

Secondary

• Triceps
• Shoulders
• Forearms

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