Shoulders · Bodyweight
Decline Diamond Pike Push-up
How to do the decline diamond pike push-up, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
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- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
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- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
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- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Place your feet on an elevated surface and walk your hands back into a pike so your hips are high and your weight stacks over your shoulders. Form a diamond with your hands under your face, lower the crown of your head toward them, then press back up.
- 1Your shoulders carrying most of the load from the piked angle
- 2Your triceps working hard from the close diamond hand position
- 3Your core bracing to hold the inverted V shape
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips drop so it becomes a flat push-up
- Flaring your elbows wide; keep them tracking close
- Crashing your head down instead of lowering with control
Muscles worked
The decline diamond pike push-up mainly works the front delts and triceps, with the side delts, upper chest, upper traps, upper abs, and lower abs assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsPrimary
- Side DeltsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.