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Chest · Intermediate

Diamond Push-Up

Close-hand push-up emphasizing triceps.

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Diamond Push-Up demonstration

Exercise overview

Training details

ChestTricepsShouldersAbs

Equipment

Bodyweight

Sets × reps

3 × 15

Rest

1 min 15 sec

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01Start in a high plank with thumbs and index fingers close together under the chest.
  2. 02Brace the trunk and keep the elbows angled back.
  3. 03Lower the chest toward the diamond hand position.
  4. 04Keep the body in one line without flaring the elbows wide.
  5. 05Press back up and widen the hands slightly if the wrists feel strained.

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