Shoulders · Bodyweight
Elevanted Pike Push-up From Deficit with Parallettes
How to do the elevanted pike push-up from deficit with parallettes, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
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- Movement
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- Mechanic
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How to do it
Place parallettes on a raised surface and set up in a pike with your feet elevated and hands gripping the bars, hips high overhead. Lower your head below the level of the parallettes by bending your elbows, taking advantage of the deficit for a deeper stretch, then press back up. The elevated feet and deficit make this a high-difficulty shoulder press.
- 1Your shoulders and triceps driving the press
- 2A deep shoulder stretch as your head drops below your hands
- 3Hips stacked high and core tight in the inverted V
Common mistakes
- Don't flare your elbows out wide
- Avoid letting your hips drop or your back round
- Don't lose grip control on the parallettes at the bottom
Muscles worked
The elevanted pike push-up from deficit with parallettes mainly works the front delts, triceps, and side delts, with the forearms, upper chest, upper traps, and upper abs assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsPrimary
- Side DeltsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.