Decline Diamond Push-Up
The diamond push-up with the feet up on a bench: the hands touch under the chest and the raised feet shift more of the body's weight onto the arms.
How to do it
Setup
Feet on a flat bench behind, hands on the floor with the index fingers and thumbs touching under the chest, body in one line.
Steps
- Lower the chest to the hands, elbows brushing the ribs.
- Keep the body straight from the heels to the head.
- Press back up to straight arms.
Common mistakes
Hips sagging from the raised feet: brace hard; the decline pulls them down. Elbows flaring out: keep them tight to the ribs; that is the triceps' job. Wrists straining under the diamond: widen the hands a touch rather than bend the wrists.
Breathing
Inhale down, exhale pressing.
