How to perform Bodyweight Diamond Push Up with proper form
Starting Position
- Hands: Place your hands together under your chest so your thumbs and index fingers form a diamond shape.
- Feet: Keep your feet together or slightly apart, maintaining a straight line from head to heels.
- Body: Engage your core and keep your body straight.
Movement
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Lowering Phase:
- Bend your elbows to lower your chest toward your hands.
- Keep your elbows tucked close to your sides, not flaring out.
- Lower until your chest nearly touches your hands.
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Raising Phase:
- Press through your palms to push your body back up to the starting position.
- Drive through your triceps and keep your core tight throughout.
Key Points
- Keep your elbows tucked close to your body to maximize tricep involvement.
- Avoid sagging your hips or piking your buttocks up.
- If full diamond push-ups are too hard, start from your knees.
Exercises
Ab Wheel, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Shoulders, Back, Chest, Glutes
Arch Hang, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Forearms
Assisted Squat, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Back Extension, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Core
Target: Back
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes
Battle Ropes, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Core
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Back
Bench Dip, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Push
Target: Triceps
Synergist: Shoulders, Back, Chest
Bicycle Crunch, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Glutes, Quadriceps
Bulgarian Split Squat, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Cable Twist, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Back, Glutes
Chest Dip, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Push
Target: Chest
Synergist: Shoulders, Back, Triceps
Chin Up, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Copenhagen Plank, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Hamstrings
Synergist: Quadriceps, Abs, Glutes
Cross Body Crunch, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Crow Pose, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Push
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Triceps, Chest, Abs, Forearms
Crunch, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Dead Hang, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back, Forearms
Synergist: Shoulders
Diamond Push Up, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Push
Target: Triceps
Synergist: Shoulders, Chest
Dragon Flag, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Back
Flat Knee Raise, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Glutes
Flat Leg Raise, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Glutes