I like the podcast honestly and prefer them over this because I’ve purchased his body by rings and he explains this in multiple of his videos on his website. If you purchase his workout and you’ll get 2 detailed videos for every exercise while he breaks it down in a push, pull, Strech, & core categories. I’m having amazing results and suggest taking a look at body by rings workout.
Appreciate the feedback brother. We will work hard to post both original and collab content moving forward. The goal is to keep you all growing with a wide range of perspectives 👊
Collabs are great and demonstrate openness to learning together with others. And Daniel already has countless great videos which can be watched forever.
My favorite pushing movement ever. You can do drop sets and not worry about failing compared to a handstand. Definitely built my shoulders superset with face pull!!
I do them and also pseudo planche pushups while maintaining the protraction and pushing through the elbows like dominic sky explained in one of his videos, very good for serratuds anterior muscle, its on fire.
Wow what great video and advice. There are moments in the video like near the end of it, where he says that it will pay off if we have realistic goals and keep at it. A simple statement but people need to understand that.
I love doing pike push ups on the rings, I am happy I'm in the hard level. It took me a while to get to this one. Thanks Daniel for breaking out all the step by step progress. It really makes a difference.
This video is encouraging for me. I’ve been struggling with pike push-ups lately and feel like I haven’t been progressing as fast as I have with other exercises like pull-ups. It’s good to hear that that’s normal and to just stay consistent.
@@derekwbmx I recently started pike press in rings. Difficult to get them right so I start slovly, as usual. Now they feel exceptionally good! I used to do standing press with a bar. That was easier to get right. Not many in my gym does any standing press. I think that's sad, because they do much for you, and are irreplaceable. But it's hard work to do them. So you have to actually realize how good they are for you. Otherwise you won't do them. It has taken me years to understand that! The thing is, I have realized, that it takes years to see the real effect of upward press. But it's worth persisting doing it!
2:51 i love that what he says here applies to all other areas of life. Its deep. Physical training builds character which is why i believe solely working out for aesthetics will always fail. This work requires inspiration. A reason far greater than a body.
After reaching a plateau on HSPU, I came back to pike push-ups, this time on rings. I could barely do 6 reps at first, but it's now my preferred exercise for shoulders. I can only validate everything he said in this video.
Daniel this is such a clean video! clear, informative, and well shot and edited! The timing is fantastic too since I wanted to learn how to do pike push ups. Great stuff!
Full ROM pike push-ups are extremely underrated, first time i done them i was shocked at the difficulty to say the least. The stretch on my shoulders and traps is insane when i do them, pumping that area up and adding to the yoke look, 10/10 exercise. Calisthenics is the GOATED form of exercise IMO
SO many people have well-developed front and middle delts, with the rear delts lagging behind. Why? Because many other exercises contribute to shoulder growth. How about providing rear-delt-specific exercises? Many would appreciate that! Thanks for what you do!
@davidt9841 I consider hanging rows with a little wider elbows as my main exercise for the posterior deltoid. And for the traps/romboid between the scapulas. Row with the elbows close to the body is mainly for the lats. But it also works the posterior delts.
Been neglecting overhead pushing movements since I started calisthenics a year ago. Now including pike pushup progressions in my workouts. Very humbling to be at beginner-ish level when on other movements Im much better (archer pushups, weighted dips & pullups etc.)
Excellent video! I like the incorporation of regression/progression and outlining reps for different goals (muscle, vs. strength) Thanks for your work!
You know Daniel. I have been struggling with a shoulder injury and some pain in my right elbow. I still wanted some sort of over head tricpes work and yesterday I realized that the variant I was using was 100% identical to triceps exercise you have been using. Only I did it with a cable machine. I have also been much more strict with not flaring my elbows (like you mentioned here) when doing overhead press. Hopefully my shoulder will recover soon so i can have a little fun again!
I hope u are good by now. For shoulder injury, there’s no option but seeing a physio. I too had to go thru a rehab for like 4 months, but at the end of day I started working out again. Bodyweight exercises like pushups and pull-ups felt the best for my shoulders, and since then been doing these only. For shoulders there’s a lot of awareness required to keep safe form. Rotator cuff is there, then fixing scapular function including lower traps, serratus anterior also. Also once u are done with the physio rehab, u can slowly incorporate dead hangs as many people say they keep shoulders healthy. Overall shoulder is a complex joint, get a good physio and research a lot - this is what helped me overcome hurdles in shoulder pain and injury.
Are Pike Pushups a good progression for doing Handstand Pushups? I'm trying to do Handstand Pushups but I'm having problems remaining balance on the handstand.
Definitely. Pike push-ups strengthen the same muscles and movement pattern. Eventually specificity becomes important where handstand push-ups must be practiced themselves.
Good to hear that it may be a delay seing some progressing. I have been doing them for a while now and I have noticed the strength difference. Although after seeing more videos I will have to, put the feet together.
Well well, I got some ideas. Savage level is pp on rings with weight added. Looking forward to smashing my face on the ground. I spent a few years on the regular pp. The most important thing about it is it can be done anywhere. Even the deficit version. Stairs, coffee table, sofa. 15 min break from a computer screen at work next to a fire escape ladder, where L-stand can be held, topped off with some pp on sofa next to it and diamond push ups on stairs. It is so simple.
I don't know you, but when doing deficit pike push ups I was feeling the muscles working mostly while being in the "deficit area", not that much when I was getting more and more extension. For this reason I'd rather do ohp with a barbell: the tension is constant and the progressive overload is easier. However, pike pushups and deficit pike push ups are still very very good! Finally, to get the "3d delt effect" do ring face pulls too. They work not only the rotator cuff's muscles, but the rear and later delts too.
@mattiacontarino4319 I have to distinctly aim to get the arms that little bit extra higher to get the right feel. It's a distinct movement from with the elbows at the front backwards. Standing press with a bar was easier to get right. But even there, the endpoint is above the back of the head. Not just above the head, as most people do.
hello Daniel, can I ask you..? I have blood high pressure, I am on prescription all seems well so far (age 53, been working out since I was young, running, some weights, kick boxing, taichi) can I perform the exercises, for example this one with the shoulders...? thank you in advance!
Hearing about "a mindset of voluntarily embracing the discomfort" got me turned on 😏 On a serious note, awesome video, I'm about to start deficit pikes myself.
Thanks for this great vid. One disadvantage of overhead pushing I found the stress on the tendon of the long head of the biceps. Tendon rupture of the long head are alas more common with overhead movements, as someone close to me found out the hard way. The tendon is passing through the shoulder, and can easily be damaged when overworked or with bad form. As a middle-aged person only training for almost a year, can you recommend exercises/warm ups/... to avoid this happening?
Cool thx, definitely gonna try the pike push up on the box and rings. Can do 6 x 8 on box and parallettes and 6 x 4 handstand push up against the wall. Is the pike push up on box and rings more effective to build over head strength than the handstand push up against the wall (hands on floor/no parallettes)?
how does the handstand pushup transfer to the barbell overhead press? meaning if i can handstand push up i will be able to ohp my own weight on the bar?
Mate i have been following u for a quite while now. My body has totally transformed coz of Calisthenics,thanks to you mate. I do 200 push ups on alternate days with Variations. Thanks big brother! Appreciate your hardwork!
Likewise, I just discovered your channel but I did 11k diamond pushups this month and didn’t get the gains I wanted. I am ripped nonetheless. I think I need to be working smarter. Been trying to perfect this push-up for 2 hours now. Hope this video is it
6'2" here, it is definitely more difficult to build solid shoulder strength for us, tall guys but it is possible. I recently learned a clean tuck press to handstand, and 3 solid wall hs push ups. And my delts absolutely exploded in size as a side effect :)
I love all the different settings you demonstrate doing the pike push ups in. It really demonstrates how you don’t need much to progress this exercise when you’re ready.
I found making a point from touching the floor with the tip of my head makes this more like of an overhead press (full shoulder recruited) than an incline press.
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Finally a video that isn't a collaboration. Been missing these ones and I personally think that they are much better
I like the podcast honestly and prefer them over this because I’ve purchased his body by rings and he explains this in multiple of his videos on his website. If you purchase his workout and you’ll get 2 detailed videos for every exercise while he breaks it down in a push, pull, Strech, & core categories. I’m having amazing results and suggest taking a look at body by rings workout.
Appreciate the feedback brother. We will work hard to post both original and collab content moving forward. The goal is to keep you all growing with a wide range of perspectives 👊
Collab is wack jack
Collabs are great and demonstrate openness to learning together with others. And Daniel already has countless great videos which can be watched forever.
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Pike push ups - best exercise for blood pressure PR
My favorite pushing movement ever. You can do drop sets and not worry about failing compared to a handstand. Definitely built my shoulders superset with face pull!!
Pike + face pull ? Is this your Superset? I LL give a try.
The idea of drop sets are great way to accumulate extra volume. A great overloading strategy to bust plateaus and spark growth.
@@pcassio23 yep then you can do like a Lu ring raise. Give it a try!
@@FitnessFAQs I got the 🐐 to respond!!!
Pike push ups really build up your upper body strength to another level, they also work the serratus anterior muscle
I do them and also pseudo planche pushups while maintaining the protraction and pushing through the elbows like dominic sky explained in one of his videos, very good for serratuds anterior muscle, its on fire.
Most definitely. Another excellent overhead press in your training toolbox.
so that's why my serratus is popping off, looks really aesthethic
"Fragile wrists" bro went there
Wow what great video and advice. There are moments in the video like near the end of it, where he says that it will pay off if we have realistic goals and keep at it. A simple statement but people need to understand that.
I love doing pike push ups on the rings, I am happy I'm in the hard level. It took me a while to get to this one. Thanks Daniel for breaking out all the step by step progress. It really makes a difference.
This video is encouraging for me. I’ve been struggling with pike push-ups lately and feel like I haven’t been progressing as fast as I have with other exercises like pull-ups. It’s good to hear that that’s normal and to just stay consistent.
@@derekwbmx
I recently started pike press in rings. Difficult to get them right so I start slovly, as usual. Now they feel exceptionally good!
I used to do standing press with a bar. That was easier to get right.
Not many in my gym does any standing press. I think that's sad, because they do much for you, and are irreplaceable.
But it's hard work to do them. So you have to actually realize how good they are for you. Otherwise you won't do them.
It has taken me years to understand that!
The thing is, I have realized, that it takes years to see the real effect of upward press. But it's worth persisting doing it!
2:51 i love that what he says here applies to all other areas of life. Its deep. Physical training builds character which is why i believe solely working out for aesthetics will always fail. This work requires inspiration. A reason far greater than a body.
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
After reaching a plateau on HSPU, I came back to pike push-ups, this time on rings.
I could barely do 6 reps at first, but it's now my preferred exercise for shoulders.
I can only validate everything he said in this video.
Daniel this is such a clean video! clear, informative, and well shot and edited! The timing is fantastic too since I wanted to learn how to do pike push ups. Great stuff!
The best video I’ve seen on this and as someone in their 60s, I found it hugely motivating!
Full ROM pike push-ups are extremely underrated, first time i done them i was shocked at the difficulty to say the least.
The stretch on my shoulders and traps is insane when i do them, pumping that area up and adding to the yoke look, 10/10 exercise.
Calisthenics is the GOATED form of exercise IMO
SO many people have well-developed front and middle delts, with the rear delts lagging behind. Why? Because many other exercises contribute to shoulder growth. How about providing rear-delt-specific exercises? Many would appreciate that! Thanks for what you do!
Face pulls are a great option for rear delts. He has a few videos on that.
@davidt9841
I consider hanging rows with a little wider elbows as my main exercise for the posterior deltoid. And for the traps/romboid between the scapulas.
Row with the elbows close to the body is mainly for the lats. But it also works the posterior delts.
Been neglecting overhead pushing movements since I started calisthenics a year ago. Now including pike pushup progressions in my workouts. Very humbling to be at beginner-ish level when on other movements Im much better (archer pushups, weighted dips & pullups etc.)
You're a great coach, thank you!!
Your tips have made my shoulder presses make sense
The Rings are absolutely King with this exercise!! No substitute compares.
Never heard of depressing the shoulders and it absolutely change the feeling of the pike push up in my shoulders, im definetly gonna retake em
I'm beginning to get pike press in rings to work for me.
It's a satisfying exercise when you get it right!
underrated channel on UA-cam
Excellent video! I like the incorporation of regression/progression and outlining reps for different goals (muscle, vs. strength)
Thanks for your work!
You know Daniel. I have been struggling with a shoulder injury and some pain in my right elbow. I still wanted some sort of over head tricpes work and yesterday I realized that the variant I was using was 100% identical to triceps exercise you have been using. Only I did it with a cable machine. I have also been much more strict with not flaring my elbows (like you mentioned here) when doing overhead press. Hopefully my shoulder will recover soon so i can have a little fun again!
Start to do Band Pull Aparts every day and warm up your Rotator Cuff! + stretch your shoulder on a daily basis
This Routine saved my shoulders
I hope u are good by now. For shoulder injury, there’s no option but seeing a physio. I too had to go thru a rehab for like 4 months, but at the end of day I started working out again.
Bodyweight exercises like pushups and pull-ups felt the best for my shoulders, and since then been doing these only.
For shoulders there’s a lot of awareness required to keep safe form. Rotator cuff is there, then fixing scapular function including lower traps, serratus anterior also. Also once u are done with the physio rehab, u can slowly incorporate dead hangs as many people say they keep shoulders healthy.
Overall shoulder is a complex joint, get a good physio and research a lot - this is what helped me overcome hurdles in shoulder pain and injury.
Are Pike Pushups a good progression for doing Handstand Pushups? I'm trying to do Handstand Pushups but I'm having problems remaining balance on the handstand.
You need to have a solid handstand (at least 15s hold) + the required strength to OHP your own bw for 4/5 reps
Definitely. Pike push-ups strengthen the same muscles and movement pattern. Eventually specificity becomes important where handstand push-ups must be practiced themselves.
There is so much here! I stopped these for no reason. Love it
Thanks for your video calistenic change my life
pike pushups always kick my ass having a long wingspan and legs.
boi I've been trying to do hand stand push ups i think this is what I need.
A healthy lifestyle is something you refine over time - not overnight
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wow very stronger with pike push up i will try that
Good to hear that it may be a delay seing some progressing. I have been doing them for a while now and I have noticed the strength difference.
Although after seeing more videos I will have to, put the feet together.
Time to add these to my workouts!
7:24 ring pike push-up
Thanks!
Pike pushups are tough!
Well well, I got some ideas. Savage level is pp on rings with weight added.
Looking forward to smashing my face on the ground.
I spent a few years on the regular pp. The most important thing about it is it can be done anywhere. Even the deficit version. Stairs, coffee table, sofa. 15 min break from a computer screen at work next to a fire escape ladder, where L-stand can be held, topped off with some pp on sofa next to it and diamond push ups on stairs. It is so simple.
it's funny the workout app I use has started getting me into pike push ups. They're great!
I did the elevated pike push up today by using a stair and my goodness they feel so right but also so hard!
The squat of the upper body, can't deny the fact that this is the best bodyweight exercise for upper body pushing muscles.
Con este ejercicio se trabaja los bíceps?
Thanks mate, encouraged me to get back into doing them again
Limited mobility in right shoulder. I have some work to do.
Great video man. Just wanted to I need as I was looking for a shoulder tricep finisher!
We are the resistance!!!
love your videos
I don't know you, but when doing deficit pike push ups I was feeling the muscles working mostly while being in the "deficit area", not that much when I was getting more and more extension.
For this reason I'd rather do ohp with a barbell: the tension is constant and the progressive overload is easier.
However, pike pushups and deficit pike push ups are still very very good!
Finally, to get the "3d delt effect" do ring face pulls too. They work not only the rotator cuff's muscles, but the rear and later delts too.
@mattiacontarino4319
I have to distinctly aim to get the arms that little bit extra higher to get the right feel.
It's a distinct movement from with the elbows at the front backwards.
Standing press with a bar was easier to get right. But even there, the endpoint is above the back of the head. Not just above the head, as most people do.
Here's the real question Daniel. @2:30 where'd you get those snazzy shorts
Did them for months but they did not do much for my side and rear delts, unlike other exercises.
Just what I needed!
Good times
i do 5x5 CTW handstand pushups on my fit]rst push day but after seeing the importance of pikes ill add it to my second push day
dam bro. really easy to take you seriously when your delts are so shredded.
hello Daniel, can I ask you..? I have blood high pressure, I am on prescription all seems well so far (age 53, been working out since I was young, running, some weights, kick boxing, taichi) can I perform the exercises, for example this one with the shoulders...? thank you in advance!
Good stuff, man!
How do you bail out of the deficit pikes safely?
Are shoulder-focused exercises a must? Could I still achieve an aesthetic look with just push ups and pull ups?
Are these intended to replace shoulder/upper chest work with dumbbells? If not, how should they be programmed in?
How far should arms be from legs? Please
Hearing about "a mindset of voluntarily embracing the discomfort" got me turned on 😏 On a serious note, awesome video, I'm about to start deficit pikes myself.
If I can do handstand push ups, I still need this exercise?
I cant do even one,not even with knees bent. idk what to do,no vidoe about thsi.
What about HS Pushups, arent they very similar?
Thanks for this great vid. One disadvantage of overhead pushing I found the stress on the tendon of the long head of the biceps. Tendon rupture of the long head are alas more common with overhead movements, as someone close to me found out the hard way. The tendon is passing through the shoulder, and can easily be damaged when overworked or with bad form.
As a middle-aged person only training for almost a year, can you recommend exercises/warm ups/... to avoid this happening?
What if i dont have the elasticity to perform this
Thank you
Me gusta tus videos, pero porfavor podrías poner subtítulos en Español .
I am doing it.
Is this exercise hard on your rotator cuff shoulder type stuff?
Daniel, what about wall handstand push-up? Is that also good for shoulders?
Of course.
Yes. It is the natural progression from pike pushups
How to download free program?
Cool thx, definitely gonna try the pike push up on the box and rings. Can do 6 x 8 on box and parallettes and 6 x 4 handstand push up against the wall. Is the pike push up on box and rings more effective to build over head strength than the handstand push up against the wall (hands on floor/no parallettes)?
1:24
Should I do pike pushups before or after dips?
"you are the resistance".
Closet Alex Jones fan over here 😛
Alex jone cults = closest gate keeper for zi0nuts.
Pike push up works which delts? Front and side or just the front delts?
Works Abit of side
how does the handstand pushup transfer to the barbell overhead press? meaning if i can handstand push up i will be able to ohp my own weight on the bar?
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Any advice doing HSPU on p bars
plenty of videos about that on this channel
These have been the hardest to progress in for me, might be because I am 225lbs, nonetheless it’s insanely hard for me..
Me who can do weighted handstand push-ups:
Progression for pike push ups? Me really hard to doing 10 reps (i do 6)
Any tips???
If u can find stairs then put ur feet above and above when u progress until u can do handstand half. Then do full handstand pushups.
If u cant use stairs then just use other platforms and then keep using other higher platforms when u progress
@@Ibrahim12538 on the contrary, where am I even higher? I mean if I can't do them and you write a complicated form
@@ilya_kolobov you wanted a progression....
@@takedashingjen4402 summing up to Pike push up on the floor, because i want doing more than y, but really hard for me
I,m building my shoulders and upper body with doing pike pushups daily in my workout🔥
Got a vshred ad before this fantastic video..😂 too bad.. vince is a joke compared to Daniel. Calisthenics is gaining momentum. Stay strong everyone 💪
Omg this exercise is a pain in the a... it is so hard if you do it correctly.
Can i get a very broad shoulders if i perform 100 pike push ups every alternate day!
Whatt?? 100? I can't even do 1 bruh how did you manage to get there ?
Nice change of pace for this really, really OLD guy. 😆
Calisthenics requires a high level of focus and a mindset of voluntarily embracing the discomfort" - beautifuly said
Mate i have been following u for a quite while now. My body has totally transformed coz of Calisthenics,thanks to you mate.
I do 200 push ups on alternate days with Variations.
Thanks big brother! Appreciate your hardwork!
Good stuff mate. Hats off to you doing the work.
3:10
Likewise, I just discovered your channel but I did 11k diamond pushups this month and didn’t get the gains I wanted. I am ripped nonetheless. I think I need to be working smarter. Been trying to perfect this push-up for 2 hours now. Hope this video is it
Thank you
6'2" here, it is definitely more difficult to build solid shoulder strength for us, tall guys but it is possible. I recently learned a clean tuck press to handstand, and 3 solid wall hs push ups. And my delts absolutely exploded in size as a side effect :)
Oooo what exercise routine do you do everyday to get those results if i may ask?
plumpness
A take away from this..... 'Grinding away at.....' whatever it is, that's what it is.
I love all the different settings you demonstrate doing the pike push ups in. It really demonstrates how you don’t need much to progress this exercise when you’re ready.
Favorite exercise of the Headless Horseman.
Too afraid of falling and injurying my head/neck. I prefer barbell ohp
how do we solve the problem of our head going to explode with this exercise
I found making a point from touching the floor with the tip of my head makes this more like of an overhead press (full shoulder recruited) than an incline press.
You do have impressive shoulders. Question, do you do isolated shoulder work? Say, lateral raises, reverse flies, etc???