Hindu Push-Up

How to do it

Start hips-high in a downward dog, dive the chest down between the hands and sweep forward until the arms straighten with the chest lifted, then reverse the arc.

Muscles worked

Primary: chest · Also works: front delts, triceps, spine

Equipment

No equipment

Common mistakes

• Cranking the lower back at the top instead of finishing with a long spine
• Skipping the dive and simply moving between two positions
• Rushing through so the shoulders never control the bottom of the arc

Variations

• Reverse Hindu push-up
• Hindu push-up without the finishing extension

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Push-Up
• Pike Push-Up
• Deficit Push-Up

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a shoulder problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Barbell Bench Presschest
• Dumbbell Bench Presschest
• Push-Upchest
• Machine Chest Presschest
• Incline Dumbbell Presschest
• Cable Flychest