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Decline Diamond Push-Up
The decline diamond push-up raises your feet and brings your hands together to heavily load the upper chest and triceps.
BodyweightChestIntermediate
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Focus
- Chest
- Level
- Intermediate
- Suggested sets
- 3 sets of 8–15 reps.
- Muscles worked
- ChestTricepsShoulders
How to do it
- 1Place your hands together under your chest, forming a diamond with your thumbs and index fingers.
- 2Rest your feet on a bench or step so your body is on a decline.
- 3Hold a straight line from head to heels and brace your core.
- 4Lower your chest toward your hands by bending your elbows.
- 5Press back up to straight arms and repeat.
Tips & tricks
- Keep your elbows fairly close to your body as you lower.
- Maintain a tight, straight body line — no sagging hips.
- Lower your feet to make it easier, raise them for more challenge.
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips sag or pike up.
- Flaring your elbows out wide.
- Doing partial reps instead of a full range.
