Shoulders exercise

Pike Push Up

Push-up with your hips raised in an inverted V, shifting the work to your shoulders.

How to do the Pike Push Up

4 steps, in the order you do them.

From a high plank, walk your feet toward your hands until you form an inverted V with your hips up.
Bend your elbows, lowering your head toward the floor, between your hands and slightly forward.
Push up until your arms are extended.
Keep your hips high throughout the movement.

What goes wrong most often when you do the Pike Push Up, and how to fix it.

The hips drop during the set and it ends up as a regular push up.
Keep your hips high, with your torso as vertical as possible, and walk your feet closer to your hands if it's hard.
The head drops right between the hands and the elbows flare out.
Lower your head to a spot just in front of your hands, with your elbows back and not out to the sides.
The gaze goes toward the feet and the neck bends.
Look at the floor between your hands and let your head lower in line with your arms.