6 Advanced Push-Up Alternatives

how to perform a Diamond Push-Up Diamond Push-Up The diamond push-up also known as the triangle push-up is a close grip pushing progression used to target the triceps and minimize the load on the shoulders and pec muscles.  This is a great bodyweight exercise for isolating the triceps while still engaging the entire body.  The diamond push-up also transfers well to horizontal and vertical pressing, making it a great accessory exercise for increasing strength in exercises such as the barbell press and the military press. how to perform a  Diamond Push-Up  To set up for this exercise start by lying......

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the Decline Push-Up The  Decline Push-Upis a great bodyweight exercise for targeting the upper chest and shoulders.  This  lower body elevated push-up progression strengthens the chest, shoulders and triceps to a larger degree by manipulating the angle of the body. The word decline can be misleading due the association with the decline press which isolates more of the lower chest. By changing the angle of the body, the foot elevated push-up loads a higher percentage of bodyweight to the upper chest, shoulders, triceps and serratus muscles making it much more difficult than a regular push-up. how to perform a Decline Push-Up Initiate the......

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the Spiderman Push-Up  The Spiderman Push-Up is a moving push-up progression that is destabilized by the shift of center of gravity along with anti-extension and anti-rotation in the torso. This push-up modification is deceptively more of an advanced stability exercise rather than an advanced Push-up exercise. You will need a significant amount of core stability prior to attempting this exercise.  You can  perform this stationary, or traveling for distance. The difficulty is in alternately removing one point of contact while executing each repetition. As you lift and pull your elevated leg towards the upper body, the change in center of gravity......

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