compound · Horizontal Push
Diamond Push-Up
Diamond Push-Up is a compound horizontal push movement for triceps, using no equipment. It also works chest and core. 3 sets of 8-20, 1 min rest.
- Primary muscle
- Triceps
- Equipment
- None — bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Sets and reps
- 3 × 8-20
- Rest
- 60s
- Force
- push
How to do it
- 1Set up
Index fingers and thumbs touching, body in one line.
- 2The cue that matters
Hands together under the sternum, elbows brush the ribs on the way down.
- 3Work it
3 sets of 8-20, resting about 1 minute between them.
Muscles worked
Triceps does most of the work. Chest and core take the rest.