Diamond Press
Expert Advice
Focus on keeping your elbows close to your body to maximize triceps engagement and protect your shoulders.
How-to-do Steps
- Lie on your back on the floor or a mat.
- Place your hands close together directly under your chest, with thumbs and index fingers touching to form a diamond shape.
- Extend your arms to lift your upper body off the ground, keeping your body in a straight line from head to heels.
- Lower your body back down until your chest almost touches your hands.
- Push back up to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Details
Primary


Lats50%

Chest30%
Secondary

Shoulders20%
Equipment
Body weight

Exercise Type
Strength