Triceps exercise
Diamond Push Up
Push-up with your hands together forming a diamond, which loads the triceps.
- Primary muscleTriceps
- Also worksChest
- EquipmentBodyweight
- TypeCompound
- MovementHorizontal push
- LevelIntermediate
- Triceps
- Chest
- Bodyweight
How to do the Diamond Push Up
4 steps, in the order you do them.
- Place your hands on the floor under your chest, with your index fingers and thumbs touching in a diamond shape.
- Straighten your legs and keep your body in a straight line.
- Lower your chest toward your hands, keeping your elbows close to your body.
- Push up until your arms are straight.
Muscles worked
Common Diamond Push Up mistakes
What goes wrong most often when you do the Diamond Push Up, and how to fix it.
The hands sit under the face instead of under the chest.
Place the diamond at sternum height so your chest lowers onto your hands.
The elbows flare out wide to make up for the close hands.
Let your elbows go back and just slightly out, without flaring in line with your shoulders.
The hips stay high to shorten the range.
Lower your whole body as one unit until your chest brushes your hands.
Alternatives to the Diamond Push Up
They work the triceps with other equipment, including options for training at home.
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Frequently asked questions
What muscles does the Diamond Push Up work?
The Diamond Push Up works mainly the triceps. It also works the chest and the front delts.