Exercise Ball Pike Pushup
Description
The exercise ball pike pushup is a pike push up done with the feet on a stability ball. The piked position shifts load to the shoulders and turns the move into a near vertical press. It is a strong bodyweight shoulder builder.
Equipment Required
Exercise Ball Pike Push Up Instructions
- Place the feet on top of a stability ball.
- Set up in a high plank with hands under the shoulders.
- Pike the hips up so the body forms an inverted V.
- Brace your core and keep the legs straight.
- Lower the head down between the hands.
- Stop when the head is just above the floor.
- Press back up to the piked position.
- Continue for the working set.
Exercise Ball Pike Push Up Form & Visual
Exercise Ball Pike Push Up Benefits
- Builds the shoulders
- Strong bodyweight press
- Trains the chest
- Useful unstable surface
- Builds shoulder size
Exercise Ball Pike Push Up Muscles Worked
- Anterior deltoid
- Pectoralis major
- Triceps brachii
Exercise Ball Pike Push Up Variations & Alternatives
- Pike Push Up
- Handstand Push Up
- Push Up
- Shoulder Press
