Pike to Cobra Push-up

Muscles involved

ChestGlutesTriceps

How to do it

1. Get into a pike position with your hips elevated and arms extended. 2. Lower, bringing your head towards the floor like an inclined push-up. 3. Move your torso forward and end in a cobra position without collapsing your lower back. 4. Return to pike by pushing from your shoulders and core to repeat.

Equipment required

Peso corporal

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Pectoralis major sternal headErector spinaeGluteus maximusPectoralis major clavicular headTriceps brachii

Tips

- Keep your core activated during the transition between pike and cobra. - Do not collapse your lower back in the cobra position. - Control the movement in both directions.

Difficulty