Exercise library · Triceps
Diamond Push-Up
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Compound
- Main
- Triceps
How to do it
- Lie on the floor face down and place your hands closer than shoulder width for a close hand position. Make sure that you are holding your torso up at arms' length.
- Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
- Using your triceps and some of your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.
- After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Main: Triceps
Also works: Chest, Shoulders