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The diamond push up is one tough way to attempt to do a push up but it does add a challenge if you are seeking one in terms of push ups. You will be working out your triceps and chest muscles.
This is tough but a very cool way to do push ups. It is an exercise that you can work up to and be proud of yourself for accomplishing.
Diamond Push Ups
Do you want to try something even harder?
Check out the fingertip push ups done by Bruce Lee. No joke.
Yours in Health,
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diamond push ups are a great body weight exercise and put a lot more emphasis on the triceps than standard push ups… ust build up to them by gradually bringing the hands closer together in your push up routine.
Diamond push ups are a great workout. They really work the inside of your chest and triceps. Do 100 of those and see how your arms feel the next day.
The diamond pushup is a great way to put some emphasis on the triceps. Great to compound set with some type of regular pushup!
Another ‘push-up’ I like that really works out the triceps is quick cobras. This yoga pose, done quickly for about a minute or two is great for arms, chest, and flexibility in the lower back and abs.
jen
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i agree with you jay siefert.
Gotta agree. This type of pushup can be a great test of strength or strength developer.
The push-up and all if the variations of the standard are often over look when developing a program. Too often the hips are allowed to sag or the head touches the floor instead of the chest. Can we get back to doing push-ups as a “must do” for chest, tricep, and anterior shoulder training? Get off the bench press for goodness sake and try finger push-ups, or normal push-ups where you have to touch your elbows and get back up without your torso touching the ground and a strong core. The bench press can’t give you that versatility.
Great video about diamond push ups. I love doing diamond push ups. It’s a great triceps mass builder which you can do without equipment. Good body weight exercise. Also works the inner chest. Do like 3 sets of 10 repeats and your triceps will already be pumped up. To make the exercise even more difficult, try putting your feet in an elevated position like on a chair, so your body will be declined. Or another technique is to use a bag pack on your back and load it with heavy books. The triceps accounts for 60% of upper arm muscles and 40% goes for biceps, so if you can get your triceps really worked out with the diamond push ups, you can get a good growth in your arms with time and patience.
Another OVERLOOKED advantage to pushup variations is that they build SCAPULAR STABILITY.
Think this isn’t important?
Well it’s the true cause of most rotator-cuff problems, as well as other back and shoulder injuries.
Some pushup variations worth trying:
Scapulae pushups
Stability ball pushups
Explosive pushups with isometric pause (explode off the ground with your pushup, then as you are coming down pause with your elbows bent for 5 seconds)
Weight pushups
Take care!
Great way to work the triceps! I also like the fists together version. Even a bit more tricep action.
I’m a calistenic junkie and I love the diamond pushup and the fingertip pushup.
diamond pushups have helped me get alot stronger in my inner chest. i do incline 3-10 and have really seen the difference!!
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