Instructions
- Position yourself in a normal press-up position
- Have your hands slightly wider than shoulder width
- Keep your legs straight and raise your gluts up like you are doing a ‘cat stretch’
- Bend your arms and lower your body in a circular arc
- Once your hips are low, extend your arms and push your body up
- Your hips should be almost touching the floor, arms extended and back extended
- Push back towards your heals raising your gluts in the air and extending your arms
Muscles involved
- Pectoralis Major
- Anterior Deltoid
- Triceps Brachii
I think Phil enjoyed that movement way too much!
Comment by Mark — May 31, 2006 @ 2:29 pm
Was sore for days after that one!
Comment by Phil — June 1, 2006 @ 2:36 pm
Hahaha, yeah;) ill stick to the regular pull-up
Comment by Didrik — August 8, 2008 @ 12:00 am
That’s actually wrong form for a Hindu press-up, and more akin to a dive-bomber press-up.
The hindu press-up differs in the following:
1) The feet are much farther apart
2) The arms don’t bend in the process of getting back to the starting position - After reaching the end point the body should continue in a smooth anti-clockwise motion, arms straight, back to the starting position.
Comment by Hush — October 15, 2008 @ 10:45 am
There are many variations on all press-ups and different people give them different names, you call this a dive-bomber we call it a hindu.
Comment by Phil — November 2, 2008 @ 12:53 am