It was difficult for me to understand what he is trying to say precisely. Looks like over explanation and I don't understand what is to do and what not to do. Some signs like ✅ and ❌ will help us to understand it better.
This is my favourite tutorial on this exercise because to actually explain why! I saw one a while ago that actually tells you to flare out the elbows!! :@ thank you for another amazing video =]
Love Pike Pushups. They are deceivingly tough though. The mobility required, the stress on the wrist (flexability), the vertical pushing strength, inconsistent tutorials on youtube (you were spot on with that observation by the way!!!) etc make this movement hard to learn. I have watch countless videos and started recording myself doing this movement because initially I was doing the funky upper chest pushup variation. Once I started filming I was able to over time develop a higher pike and though my form is still not as sound as I would like I can do them with decent form for multiple sets in the 6 to 10 range. Once I can get a bit more shoulder strength and stability plus better extension I will then progress to advanced pike. Great tutorial as always and impressive strength to be able to do the advanced version! Hopefully this tutorial being one of the few good ones with fitness FAQs, binebeast, dominik sky, school of calistenics (the british guys), calistenics family, tao physique, ashton fitness, gregory scott fitness, and abnormal beings this should help your channel grow by getting the word out about it. Austin dunham usually has decent tutorials for calistenics but lately he seems more concerned with being a social media ladies man (not hating just saying) and bodybuilding. His tutorial quality has gone down and he even does moves with bad form now like even pushups. But thats good for you man helps smaller channels compete as bigger channels rebrand and shift focus elsewhere
So deceptively difficult - added to the fact that they have the potential to look really unflattering and you have a damn hard exercise 😂 Good on you for filming yourself - it is the best way to be critical of what you're doing. Also, I am flattered that you'd put me on par with those guys! Those are some absolute legends of the calisthenics game! As for the channel growth, I still get loads of comments saying that they think this channel is small, but not sure whether it is my inexperience with youtube or the fact that this is a thing I do on the side, but I still find it mental that in 9 months it has grown so as big as it even is! As long as the content is helping people and stimulating conversations like these then I am more than happy!!
I've seen so many different tutorials for the pike push ups with the wrong movement path!! Really great tutorial, definitely want to work on my pike mobility thanks Andrew 😊
Your content has more value than the tutorials provided by numerous cali stars because you explain them from learner perspective. You may have some mistakes but still the information is more complete than the tutorials given by the very advanced athletes who create a training program by just imagining what would be good to include. Personally, I dont like doing this exercise because of the blood pressure I feel in the head and eyes when I do it but I admit that it feels like it is hitting the shoulders pretty well.
This mens a lot! And you're right on avoiding exercises that cause pain - No point in creating unnecessary risks, and I know many struggle with the fact that we are basically upside down for this. Keep up the grind! 💪🏿
Man I'm Just getting into shoulder training in calisthenics (I have very weak shoulders compared to the rest of my pushing muscles) and this IS a really good tutorial! Just what I was looking for. Deserves my sub 💪 Btw how much apart should my toes and palms be?
Hey man, yeah the shoulders are a tough one to develop, but once you have done it, you will find that a kit of exercises become far more easily accessible. I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial. In terms of the gap between hands and feet, aim to get them as close as you can, as long as you can maintain all the other form cue as well. If you struggle with getting into a piked position then try the things I mention in this video: ua-cam.com/video/YYDNl0rA6Ks/v-deo.html
Best tutorial on pike push-ups I've seen so far. With tones more on how to start, then other channels which basically start with weighted parallel bar full ROM pikes. Subscribed :)
So many videos have the easiest pike progression as something that is still too for someone with almost zero starting strength. That said, I’m excited to see if these pike holds and shrugs will get me to the next level. Incredibly detailed video in general. Thank you so much!
One of the best clips explaining in gr8 details the pros and the cons, have seen so - so many videos on YT, but i think yours is the BEST. Great video 👍👍
THANK YOU! Ive been searching for years on proper pike push ups. I gave up on them about a year ago because my shoulders starting "clicking" and popping more. Turns out I was doing them with piss poor form! You earned a Subscriber
@1:53 you were right about other channels giving viewers wrong info on this. I watched a few other videos on Pike push ups, tried it, and ended up with a backache.
Came across this video, working on incorporating this movement in my workout routine. Thank you for pointing out details, explanation of movements. Will do ....
Thanks for the tuition, I had been trying to do it but I now see I was just doing it wrong, I will do it step by step, considering what you said in the video. Greetings from Mexico!
I couldn't in the world do the pike push up. But after watching this video and doing the pike lean progression, I finally felt my shoulder muscles working. I feel like after doing the progressions, I can do the pike push up. So motivated, thanks
By far the best video on pike pushups I've seen (including saturno movement, fitness FAQs, etc). Really enjoyed the common mistakes (I've always done the angled head), and actually have a question - would you mind explaining the issue more in depth? As I understand, the angled back is bad?
Glad you enjoyed it, and it is always great to be named in as great company as those guys. In terms of not having a straight back at the top of the movement, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But in the context of using pike push ups to make us better at overhead pressing, aiming to a straight back will have the best application to handstand work and general shoulder activation =]
Very good! I used to do those with my feet on my dresser like your last step but I'm pretty sure I didn't build up with ideal form at lower levels. I relied more on lots of pushups I think looking back. You covered a lot of detail and nuance here. Other videos I've seen elsewhere gave this short shrift. I'm pretty impressed.
Cheers Michael, Thank you! And you're right. You can get away with brute force for a while, but the more advanced you become, the more valuable high quality reps of the basic movements become 💪🏿
Really great tutorial, Andrew! I've been doing these for awhile and I'm going to make a few adjustments to do the advanced pike push-up better by starting in a better top position and hopefully get move carryover to my handstand push-ups. Currently I can max out my feet supported handstand push-ups at 4-6 depending on the day but hoping this will help me be able to get some more reps in. Keep up the good work!
@@CaliToTheCrowd I can't do pike shrugs properly. I can do pike leans, but for pike shrugs I end up on the wrong form (the back of my knees go down as well as I push down, and then I fall to the ground.) Are there any easier progressions to pike leans? Thank you!
I've started doing these every couple days so I can hopefully do handstand pushups in my crossfit sessions in a couple months. Thanks for the informative video, appreciate it!
I was keeping my head back a lot. Noticed lots of back pain a day or two after my workout. Hopefully keeping my form tight will fix all of that. Thanks a lot, man!
@@CaliToTheCrowd Yes, definitely, man. I am not sure if it's the pike push ups, but it's worth a shot recording it and seeing what happens. Thanks for the advice, bro.
Awesome channel, you need more views. One thing I like to do with advanced pike push-ups is to add the parallets, otherwise it's hard to get that good of ROM.
Eu sou do Brasil, não entendo praticamente nada de inglês, mas seu vídeo foi ótimo para mostar o movimento correto dessa flexão. Parabéns, irmão! Agregou muito nos meus treinos. 💪😎🇧🇷
Nice video, thanks. Speaking of shoulders do you have a video about the best way to work rear delts and rotator cuffs with calisthenics ? I think a lot of people would be interested in that one. Good luck to you !
I think you'd find this useful, Yacine: ua-cam.com/video/Q4rj6NAFDbI/v-deo.html This exercises is all about maintaining quality shoulder health despite calisthenics being really demanding on them.
Wow bro for the first time It feels like my delts are actually working. I wasn't externally rotating my elbows and I was bobbing my head back and forth. Ignoring pike mobility too. Great vid!
@@CaliToTheCrowd I have one question though. I can do a single chin up and a single pull up. Would it be better to do that then take a break and repeat? Or would doing 4-5 eccentrics as a set be better?
for now, I don't fancy them but am willing to build a healthy relationship towards them as I have with burpees. Thank you for this, your efforts are appreciated.
I do both pikes and elevated pikes. I have a ways to go in regards to the handstand push up yet. But I do my reps nice and deep. Thanks for the vid and will Sub !
I hear you... If you're inflexible, you can even get cramps in the hammies and calves. Working on your pike mobility even a little bit can lead to better pike push ups! - Keep going for it!
Great video, Andrew. Personally i think that there is a huge gap between pike push-ups and handstand push-ups. I saw that you're on the journey for the handstand and I would like to know how do you reconcile techniches and streght training for handstand.
Hey Marco! yeah the jump is huge - but to be honest, until you can handstand, all of it is strength work really. I usually work on chest to walls for about 5 mins before every handstand session, and then I try and work on strength work that is transferable to the skill acquisition as well, such as frogstands, and tuck handstand, and pike push ups.
Great video man. I was guilty of the “push up” “path of least resistance” movement path. Do you have any tips as to why I may not be able to supinate my elbows at the top of the position?
Being able to fully lock out the elbows at the top comes with better shoulder flexion range of motion. By building flexible shoulders, the elbows won't have to do as much of the heavy lifting. If you're looking for a way to build stronger, more flexible shoulders, you can check this out: ua-cam.com/video/c3vxf1euvvA/v-deo.html
Hey Andrew, thanks for your excellent tutoring. Much appreciated! I have one question on the pike push up, I used to do the movement bare footed, like you, in clip. But I found that doing this, caused toe pain, so you have this? I find that if the balanced weight of the legs culminate in the toes having to support the movement, if there is a slight shift and the toes “ roll “ in any way out of position, it can and does overstretch the front toe part of the foot causing tendon pain and injury. Should we wear shoes or is barefoot better?
Fantastic question. First of all if ANYTHING causes you genuine pain while training, I suggest you stop and assess what is causing it. I don't think it is necessary to do pike push ups on your tip toes- I don't usually do it in my own training, and I personally wear shoes - I just did it in this video to emphasise the point of the hips over shoulders. Hope this helps! Just make sure you're still getting those hips high 👊🏿
Thanks for the reply, Andrew. I usually do my training barefoot, as I’m mostly on the rings, and wearing shoes on the rings is unnecessary, as you will no doubt appreciate. And I don’t have underlying pain issues with my feet. But have noticed that it is easy to “ overstretch the toes “ when “ locking the body “ for ring exercises, and once the body is locked into position, the balance of it rests on one end with the toes, and the other, with the hands, as you know. This does put pressures on the toes. It’s interesting to note that you wear shoes, as a rule, I might adopt this too, when doing ground exercises; Thanks again for your opinion. It’s appreciated!
Calisthenics is starting to make sense for me. I stopped the bench press and replaced it with dips, the curl with the chin up and plan to remove all machines and only use bars and body weight exercices now. I’ll add this one to supplement my ohp. I mean why would we add weights if we can’t do it with our body weight alone
Agreed. Mastery of our bodies should be the priority! That being said, once you have nailed these awesome bodyweight compounds, there is something to be said about integrating a few weighted lifts - the conditioning benefits can be significant 👊🏿
What do you think of the idea of connecting the two upper arms (just above the elbow) with a strap that "passes" in front of the thorax so that the elbows cannot deviate outwards (This deviation shifts the load from the deltoid to other muscles , which we don't want AND increases the risk of rotator cuff injuries)?
It is an interesting idea, but I would be concerned that over time, you may become reliant on the bands. Definitely worth trying out and letting me know how you find it. 💪🏿
I've been training for 1.5 month and I can do 100 pushups every day and other exercise but when i try to do pike pushup or frogstand i feel pain in my shoulder especially my right shoulder I still don't know why. Do you have advice for me?
It's actually unreal how few subscribers you have when you explain things so well!
haha that's very kind! Glad you enjoyed it
I agree 100% Andrew's narrative and demo's are really enjoyable to Watch Listen and Learn
I just became a subscriber this man is totally excellent , knowledgeable ..I’m sure his subscribers will rise!
@@CaliToTheCrowd hey all we are lucky to have found him ,getting in on the ground floor!
It was difficult for me to understand what he is trying to say precisely. Looks like over explanation and I don't understand what is to do and what not to do. Some signs like ✅ and ❌ will help us to understand it better.
This is my favourite tutorial on this exercise because to actually explain why! I saw one a while ago that actually tells you to flare out the elbows!! :@ thank you for another amazing video =]
Glad it was helpful! and yeah, please keep those elbows - un-flared haha!
Love Pike Pushups. They are deceivingly tough though. The mobility required, the stress on the wrist (flexability), the vertical pushing strength, inconsistent tutorials on youtube (you were spot on with that observation by the way!!!) etc make this movement hard to learn. I have watch countless videos and started recording myself doing this movement because initially I was doing the funky upper chest pushup variation. Once I started filming I was able to over time develop a higher pike and though my form is still not as sound as I would like I can do them with decent form for multiple sets in the 6 to 10 range. Once I can get a bit more shoulder strength and stability plus better extension I will then progress to advanced pike. Great tutorial as always and impressive strength to be able to do the advanced version! Hopefully this tutorial being one of the few good ones with fitness FAQs, binebeast, dominik sky, school of calistenics (the british guys), calistenics family, tao physique, ashton fitness, gregory scott fitness, and abnormal beings this should help your channel grow by getting the word out about it. Austin dunham usually has decent tutorials for calistenics but lately he seems more concerned with being a social media ladies man (not hating just saying) and bodybuilding. His tutorial quality has gone down and he even does moves with bad form now like even pushups. But thats good for you man helps smaller channels compete as bigger channels rebrand and shift focus elsewhere
So deceptively difficult - added to the fact that they have the potential to look really unflattering and you have a damn hard exercise 😂
Good on you for filming yourself - it is the best way to be critical of what you're doing.
Also, I am flattered that you'd put me on par with those guys! Those are some absolute legends of the calisthenics game!
As for the channel growth, I still get loads of comments saying that they think this channel is small, but not sure whether it is my inexperience with youtube or the fact that this is a thing I do on the side, but I still find it mental that in 9 months it has grown so as big as it even is! As long as the content is helping people and stimulating conversations like these then I am more than happy!!
Best tutorial on this I have seen. Left me with no confusion and motivated me to give the progressions a go. Good work, my friend!
Wow, cheers, Darren! Glad it helped man!
I've seen so many different tutorials for the pike push ups with the wrong movement path!! Really great tutorial, definitely want to work on my pike mobility thanks Andrew 😊
Gotta get those hands and toes familiar with each other!
This is probably my favourite push up variation of all time! Another great video, Andrew!
Glad you like it!
One the best fitness channels that i've ever seen 😍💪u deserve more subscribers
Glad you think so! 😅 Glad you enjoyed the vid! 👊🏿💪🏿
Thank you so much for the tips! You certainly deserve more subscribers!
Cheers Samir! I'm already over the moon with the size of the channel so I'll take this compliment 😅
I’m learning how to do the pike push up as an antagonist workout for rock climbing. Thanks for a great tutorial
Happy to help!
Your content has more value than the tutorials provided by numerous cali stars because you explain them from learner perspective. You may have some mistakes but still the information is more complete than the tutorials given by the very advanced athletes who create a training program by just imagining what would be good to include.
Personally, I dont like doing this exercise because of the blood pressure I feel in the head and eyes when I do it but I admit that it feels like it is hitting the shoulders pretty well.
This mens a lot! And you're right on avoiding exercises that cause pain - No point in creating unnecessary risks, and I know many struggle with the fact that we are basically upside down for this.
Keep up the grind! 💪🏿
Man I'm Just getting into shoulder training in calisthenics (I have very weak shoulders compared to the rest of my pushing muscles) and this IS a really good tutorial! Just what I was looking for. Deserves my sub 💪 Btw how much apart should my toes and palms be?
Hey man, yeah the shoulders are a tough one to develop, but once you have done it, you will find that a kit of exercises become far more easily accessible.
I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial. In terms of the gap between hands and feet, aim to get them as close as you can, as long as you can maintain all the other form cue as well.
If you struggle with getting into a piked position then try the things I mention in this video: ua-cam.com/video/YYDNl0rA6Ks/v-deo.html
Thank you for this amazing tutorial, been struggling with correct form for a while now but I'll try this and filming myself !
Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know how it helps!
@@CaliToTheCrowd Will do !
One of the best guides for pike push ups I’ve seen
Your videos are absolute class, mate. Make a video specifically on the advanced pike push-up variations please 😇
Thanks!! And yeah I have planned on doing a video like that in the near future - coming soon =]
@@CaliToTheCrowd I will be eagerly waiting for it. Stay blessed brother. 🤝
Best tutorial on pike push-ups I've seen so far. With tones more on how to start, then other channels which basically start with weighted parallel bar full ROM pikes. Subscribed :)
100%! We all have to start from the bottom - and I struggle with overhead pressing even now!
Glad you found the video useful 👊🏿
So many videos have the easiest pike progression as something that is still too for someone with almost zero starting strength. That said, I’m excited to see if these pike holds and shrugs will get me to the next level. Incredibly detailed video in general. Thank you so much!
Happy to help, mate! And yeah the pike push up is a challenging movement in its own right so definitely needs scaling back. 💪🏿
I love this chance. I've been hitting roadblocks trying to figure out this calisthenics thing and this is what I've needed
Nnaemeka, glad this has helped you - let me know how it goes 👊🏿
Damn!! Your pike has improved so much! I need to work on my forward fold and my shoulder strength! Thank you for the motivations! 👊🏿💪🏿💪🏿
It has come a long way, yeah! Once you get it - you'll love the pike push up!
I started doing these last week - my shoulders feel soo toned now!
They will develop those delts so fast!
I needed this! I'm going to try out the pike lean today 😊😊😊 Thank you for realistic progressions!
The pike lean is a great way to start! harder than it looks, but still very achievable!
One of the best clips explaining in gr8 details the pros and the cons, have seen so - so many videos on YT, but i think yours is the BEST. Great video 👍👍
Thanks!
Just happy you found it useful!
THANK YOU! Ive been searching for years on proper pike push ups. I gave up on them about a year ago because my shoulders starting "clicking" and popping more. Turns out I was doing them with piss poor form! You earned a Subscriber
That means a lot 👊🏿
Helping people train better and more effectively is why I do this!
@1:53 you were right about other channels giving viewers wrong info on this. I watched a few other videos on Pike push ups, tried it, and ended up with a backache.
Damn! Yeah gotta be careful out there, Ramesh! Hope you're feeling better, man!
@@CaliToTheCrowd .
Yes, thank you
Best explanation for the pike push-up out there. Very thorough. Thanks
Very welcome, Ash!
Underrated video. Best pike push-up video I found.
Glad you found it valuable!!!
My shoulder hurts after workout and when I watch this video I know why. Thanks for explaining brother.
No worries - glad it helped!
Came across this video, working on incorporating this movement in my workout routine. Thank you for pointing out details, explanation of movements. Will do ....
Glad it was helpful, Terence! Let me know how it goes 👊🏿
Such a motivational explanation. Really makes me believe that with time, I'll do it. Thanks.
Glad you liked it, Andrew! Hope it pushes you further towards your goals!
I’ve been looking for progressions for this and now I’ve found them! Thanks. Just need to rehab my shoulders now…
Hope your shoulder heal up! 💪🏿
Thanks for the tuition, I had been trying to do it but I now see I was just doing it wrong, I will do it step by step, considering what you said in the video. Greetings from Mexico!
It's an awesome exercise and I hope it brings you all the gains, Israel 👊🏿
I couldn't in the world do the pike push up. But after watching this video and doing the pike lean progression, I finally felt my shoulder muscles working. I feel like after doing the progressions, I can do the pike push up. So motivated, thanks
That's incredible! Thanks for sharing that - this is why I make videos and I hope your progress goes leaps and bounds!
💕 You are amazing, I already started since the first pike push up video I’m going to review again and take notes
You're welcome! And you got this! 👊🏿
By far the best video on pike pushups I've seen (including saturno movement, fitness FAQs, etc). Really enjoyed the common mistakes (I've always done the angled head), and actually have a question - would you mind explaining the issue more in depth? As I understand, the angled back is bad?
Glad you enjoyed it, and it is always great to be named in as great company as those guys.
In terms of not having a straight back at the top of the movement, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But in the context of using pike push ups to make us better at overhead pressing, aiming to a straight back will have the best application to handstand work and general shoulder activation =]
Very good!
I used to do those with my feet on my dresser like your last step but I'm pretty sure I didn't build up with ideal form at lower levels. I relied more on lots of pushups I think looking back.
You covered a lot of detail and nuance here.
Other videos I've seen elsewhere gave this short shrift.
I'm pretty impressed.
Cheers Michael, Thank you!
And you're right. You can get away with brute force for a while, but the more advanced you become, the more valuable high quality reps of the basic movements become 💪🏿
This video is very helpful with shoulder workout ❤
This is by far the best video I found on pike pu's and I saw a lot! Thank you! 🙏
Glad it was helpful, Eszter!
This'll be my new fav bodyweight exercise!
This and it's progressions are my favourite exercise too!
One of the best tutorials out there!
Glad you enjoyed it! 👊🏿
So the progressions would look like these right:
Pike Pushups Shrugs>Pike Pushups Negatives>Pike Pushups>Advanced Pike Pushups?
Thanks
Correct 😁
Excellent illustration and fantastic explanation. You’ve earned a subscriber 😊
Welcome to the Cali Crowd family!
Dope bro thanks for breaking down the essentials the right way
No worries, Tylique - glad you enjoyed it
Really great tutorial, Andrew! I've been doing these for awhile and I'm going to make a few adjustments to do the advanced pike push-up better by starting in a better top position and hopefully get move carryover to my handstand push-ups. Currently I can max out my feet supported handstand push-ups at 4-6 depending on the day but hoping this will help me be able to get some more reps in. Keep up the good work!
Cheers Michael - love the feedback! And yeah it's mad what a relatively small optimisation can do for you ability to get the most out of an exercise.
Great tutorial. Thanks from Brazil!
You are welcome, Vinicius!
They’re amazing and tough af 🤝
Yup! They are pretty awesome
This is the video I needed,
I’ve gone through so many videos thank you 🙏
You're so welcome! 👊🏿
Thank you for the breakdown of the levels and progression of the movement. I can see that having a good the form can help avoid injuries 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
You're welcome 👊🏿
And 100%! Injuries are the fastest way to lose gains!
@@CaliToTheCrowd I can't do pike shrugs properly. I can do pike leans, but for pike shrugs I end up on the wrong form (the back of my knees go down as well as I push down, and then I fall to the ground.) Are there any easier progressions to pike leans? Thank you!
I've started doing these every couple days so I can hopefully do handstand pushups in my crossfit sessions in a couple months. Thanks for the informative video, appreciate it!
Hope you get there, Alex!
Best tutorial on pike pushups I've seen, and I've seen way too many :)
High praise man! Glad you found it useful!!! 💪🏿
I was keeping my head back a lot. Noticed lots of back pain a day or two after my workout. Hopefully keeping my form tight will fix all of that. Thanks a lot, man!
wow! that sucks! I hope it fixes it too! Just be sure to record yourself and not strain too much
@@CaliToTheCrowd Yes, definitely, man. I am not sure if it's the pike push ups, but it's worth a shot recording it and seeing what happens. Thanks for the advice, bro.
I like this tutorial. I am a beginner. I will record it to see where I'm at. Thanks!!!!
Sounds like a plan, Joyce! Hope they go well! 👊🏿
Excellent video mate, really well explained, clearly demonstrated and well produced, nice work!
Cheers, Graham!
Thanks Andrew Alinda for this great video. This is invaluable information for me as the pike push-up is an exercise that I am slowly improving.
Hope this propels you forward, Sebastien!
Awesome channel, you need more views.
One thing I like to do with advanced pike push-ups is to add the parallets, otherwise it's hard to get that good of ROM.
Hey Maciej! Glad you enjoyed it
And Yeah I 100% agree with you! I did a recent video on adding increased range on the pike push up 👊🏾
This was posted a year ago, But I just discovered these, and I’m glad I came across your page, your awesome dude
My names Andrew too lol
So we need to stay on our toes no matter our height right? I’m like 1-2 Cms away from being 5’6 , so I’m almost 5’6 lol
Thanks for the love AJ! 👊🏿
And yeah I'd encourage you to stay on your toes as it allows you to get the majority of your body over your shoulders =]
Absolutely superb direction and guidance though this exercise. Clear, concise and informative. Superb delivery. Subscribed 👍🏻
Thanks Nick! Welcome to the Cali Crowd! 👊🏾
Really great tutorial. I will add this to my daily routine for sure.
Thanks! and good luck!
Eu sou do Brasil, não entendo praticamente nada de inglês, mas seu vídeo foi ótimo para mostar o movimento correto dessa flexão. Parabéns, irmão! Agregou muito nos meus treinos. 💪😎🇧🇷
Wow, very easy to follow and detailed explanation. Thank you !
Glad you like it =]
Very good explanation of the exercise
Thanks ❤
You're welcome, Karan 😁
Nice video, thanks. Speaking of shoulders do you have a video about the best way to work rear delts and rotator cuffs with calisthenics ? I think a lot of people would be interested in that one. Good luck to you !
I think you'd find this useful, Yacine:
ua-cam.com/video/Q4rj6NAFDbI/v-deo.html
This exercises is all about maintaining quality shoulder health despite calisthenics being really demanding on them.
Gracias amigo, saludos de Uruguay
De nada bro 👊🏿
The video is very helpful,appreciate the info you give thanks man
No worries - glad you liked it!
This was really informative and concise! Subscribed
Welcome to the Cali Crowd 👊🏿
gonna give pike push up negatives a try! I need to improve my overhead pushing strength fast
This'll do it!! 😁
thought i was doing ok but man, still a long way to go, no pressure, i got this! thnx for the vid! :)
It can feel that way, but it is a long journey - just make sure you're enjoying it.
Glad you enjoyed the video, Marvin!
Love that the vidro is informative yet not too long
Glad you liked it 👊🏿
Wow bro for the first time It feels like my delts are actually working. I wasn't externally rotating my elbows and I was bobbing my head back and forth. Ignoring pike mobility too. Great vid!
Glad it helped, Nondas!
Love pike push ups 💪 🙌 It does really help triceps x👍👍
It is a super solid exercise =]
Very well explained
You're very welcome!!! 👊🏿
This is some awesome stuff mate
Thank you! Hope it helps👊🏿
Subbed! Such a great video!
Glad you liked it, Piyush 💪🏿
@@CaliToTheCrowd you're quick!
Thank you so much!!! This is exactly what I was looking for!
No worries, Jenny!
Thank you for the beginner points that lead up to the actual pushup. I can't do one but I can do a few slow eccentrics
No worries! They take a while to come, but you'll get there!!! =]
@@CaliToTheCrowd I have one question though. I can do a single chin up and a single pull up. Would it be better to do that then take a break and repeat? Or would doing 4-5 eccentrics as a set be better?
Thanks king. Very useful
Glad you liked it!
Thanks a lot, really good explanation
no worries! 💪🏿
for now, I don't fancy them but am willing to build a healthy relationship towards them as I have with burpees. Thank you for this, your efforts are appreciated.
haha I'd like to think they are better than burpees - burpees are the worst!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
I do both pikes and elevated pikes. I have a ways to go in regards to the handstand push up yet. But I do my reps nice and deep. Thanks for the vid and will Sub !
That's quality, Greg, and you're right - it's the progress that counts!
Keep that quality high and the handstand push up will come! 👊🏿
HELPS A LOT THANKS!!!
You're welcome, Jed!
Andrew, You sure have got the Right nattative voice for your presentation.
Liked and Sub'd
Thanks Adam!
Underrated channel. Subbed!
Welcome to the channel =]
I can’t do it very well since my calves hurt when I go down but after watching this video I might just be able to do a pike push-up after a week or so
I hear you... If you're inflexible, you can even get cramps in the hammies and calves.
Working on your pike mobility even a little bit can lead to better pike push ups! - Keep going for it!
Thank you!! I decided to learn this technique to improve my handstand, but I'm still learning haha my handstand is 3 seconds long xD
Amazing tute and youre so aritculate! Thank you, got my sub lad :)
Welcome to the Cali Crowd, Kevin 👊🏿
Thank you! I hate pikes but at least now I know how to progress them!
Haha I used to hate them, till it all clicked and now I love overhead pressing 😂
No bs tutorial, thanks 🙏
Glad you found it useful 👊🏿
Hey I did pike push ups today and now my shoulder muscle (coracoid) is in pain. Wish I saw this video earlier..
Ah That sucks man! Take it easy, and let me know if the progressions in here help!
ı would like to thank you for this perfectly perfect content. Thank you..
Glad you liked it, Muhammet 👊🏿
Great video, Andrew. Personally i think that there is a huge gap between pike push-ups and handstand push-ups. I saw that you're on the journey for the handstand and I would like to know how do you reconcile techniches and streght training for handstand.
Hey Marco! yeah the jump is huge - but to be honest, until you can handstand, all of it is strength work really.
I usually work on chest to walls for about 5 mins before every handstand session, and then I try and work on strength work that is transferable to the skill acquisition as well, such as frogstands, and tuck handstand, and pike push ups.
Thanks! I love doing them but i get dizzy so damn fast.
Yeah holding yourself upside down takes some getting used to - you'll get there though - take it at your own pace =]
Great video man. I was guilty of the “push up” “path of least resistance” movement path. Do you have any tips as to why I may not be able to supinate my elbows at the top of the position?
Being able to fully lock out the elbows at the top comes with better shoulder flexion range of motion. By building flexible shoulders, the elbows won't have to do as much of the heavy lifting.
If you're looking for a way to build stronger, more flexible shoulders, you can check this out: ua-cam.com/video/c3vxf1euvvA/v-deo.html
Hey Andrew, thanks for your excellent tutoring. Much appreciated! I have one question on the pike push up, I used to do the movement bare footed, like you, in clip. But I found that doing this, caused toe pain, so you have this? I find that if the balanced weight of the legs culminate in the toes having to support the movement, if there is a slight shift and the toes “ roll “ in any way out of position, it can and does overstretch the front toe part of the foot causing tendon pain and injury. Should we wear shoes or is barefoot better?
Fantastic question.
First of all if ANYTHING causes you genuine pain while training, I suggest you stop and assess what is causing it.
I don't think it is necessary to do pike push ups on your tip toes- I don't usually do it in my own training, and I personally wear shoes - I just did it in this video to emphasise the point of the hips over shoulders.
Hope this helps!
Just make sure you're still getting those hips high 👊🏿
Thanks for the reply, Andrew. I usually do my training barefoot, as I’m mostly on the rings, and wearing shoes on the rings is unnecessary, as you will no doubt appreciate. And I don’t have underlying pain issues with my feet. But have noticed that it is easy to “ overstretch the toes “ when “ locking the body “ for ring exercises, and once the body is locked into position, the balance of it rests on one end with the toes, and the other, with the hands, as you know.
This does put pressures on the toes. It’s interesting to note that you wear shoes, as a rule, I might adopt this too, when doing ground exercises; Thanks again for your opinion. It’s appreciated!
just found this, thank you!
You're welcome 😁
nice video. thanks a lot! very informative. should have may more likes i must say!
Much appreciated, Pravin!
Hi...when is the core excerise coming? I really want to see it lol
Coming, Ibrahim! Got a lot of content in the pipeline and that abs video is one of them
Calisthenics is starting to make sense for me. I stopped the bench press and replaced it with dips, the curl with the chin up and plan to remove all machines and only use bars and body weight exercices now. I’ll add this one to supplement my ohp. I mean why would we add weights if we can’t do it with our body weight alone
Agreed. Mastery of our bodies should be the priority! That being said, once you have nailed these awesome bodyweight compounds, there is something to be said about integrating a few weighted lifts - the conditioning benefits can be significant 👊🏿
Love bro🤝🏾
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5:01 explaining negative pike pushups
perfect-subbed
Thanks - Glad you liked it =]
What do you think of the idea of connecting the two upper arms (just above the elbow) with a strap that "passes" in front of the thorax so that the elbows cannot deviate outwards (This deviation shifts the load from the deltoid to other muscles , which we don't want AND increases the risk of rotator cuff injuries)?
It is an interesting idea, but I would be concerned that over time, you may become reliant on the bands.
Definitely worth trying out and letting me know how you find it. 💪🏿
I've been training for 1.5 month and I can do 100 pushups every day and other exercise but when i try to do pike pushup or frogstand i feel pain in my shoulder especially my right shoulder I still don't know why. Do you have advice for me?