Diamond Push-Ups

Teaching points

• Kneel on all fours with the hands close together so the two index fingers and two thumbs are touching
  
  
• Straighten your legs out behind you so that your weight is distributed between your hands and toes
  
  
• Bend the elbows back to lower the chest towards the floor
  
  
• Push back up to the starting position

Variations & progressions

• Perform with the hands on a medicine ball to add another degree of difficulty

Muscles worked

• Pectoralis Major
  
  
• Triceps Brachii
  
  
• Serratus Anterior

Alternative exercises

• Push-up
  
  
• Push-up using a swiss ball
  
  
• Push-up using a resistance band

Related injuries

• Pectoral strain