Push Up Pike Toe Touch
Description
The push up pike toe touch is a flowing combo move. The lifter performs a push up, then pikes the hips up high and reaches the opposite hand across to touch the opposite toe. The flow trains the chest, hamstrings, and core in one rep.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Push Up Pike Toe Touch Instructions
- Begin in a high plank position with hands under the shoulders.
- Set the body in a straight line from head to heels.
- Brace your core hard.
- Lower the chest toward the floor by bending the elbows.
- Press back up to lockout.
- Pike the hips up high into a downward dog position.
- Reach one hand back to touch the opposite ankle.
- Return to plank. Alternate sides each rep.
Push Up Pike Toe Touch Form & Visual
Push Up Pike Toe Touch Benefits
- Combo full body builder
- Stretches the hamstrings
- Trains rotational core
- Builds the chest
- Useful conditioning combo
- Strong functional pattern
Push Up Pike Toe Touch Muscles Worked
- Pectoralis major
- Hamstrings
- Obliques
- Anterior deltoid
Push Up Pike Toe Touch Variations & Alternatives
- Push Up
- Pike Push Up
- Inchworm
- Burpee
