Box Pike Push-Up

Set-up

• Place your feet on a box behind you and walk your hands in until your hips are stacked over your shoulders.
• Set your hands slightly wider than shoulder width, arms straight.

How to do it

1. Bend your elbows to lower the top of your head towards the floor in front of your hands.
2. Stop just before your head touches the floor.
3. Press back up until your arms are straight and your hips are high.

Coaching cues

• Keep your hips over your shoulders throughout.
• Your head moves forward of your hands, forming a triangle.

Common mistakes

• Letting the hips drift back so the press becomes a push-up.
• Flaring the elbows out wide.

Safety

• Master pike push-ups on the floor first, and use a mat under your head.