Vertical Push

Pike Push-Up

A practical movement guide for every Mission SOP that uses this exercise. Sets, reps, load, tempo, and purpose remain specific to each mission and phase.

Movement guide available

Anatomy map

Muscles involved

  • Primary musclesOrange · None
  • Secondary musclesGraphite gray · None

Anatomy pending review

The movement remains available for planning and tracking while its ShaOS anatomy illustration is reviewed.

PrimaryFront shoulders
SecondaryTricepsChestTrapsCore

No anatomy image is published until the ShaOS model has been reviewed.

Description

A bodyweight overhead-press progression that shifts more load toward the shoulders while the feet remain supported on the floor.

Setup & Execution

  1. Begin on hands and feet, then lift the hips into an inverted-V position with the hands about shoulder width.
  2. Press the floor away, brace the trunk, and keep the head between the upper arms.
  3. Bend the elbows diagonally back and lower the crown of the head toward a point just ahead of the hands.
  4. Press back to the inverted-V without collapsing the shoulders or turning the repetition into a horizontal push-up.

Coaching Cues

  • Keep your hips high.
  • Aim your head just ahead of your hands.
  • Push tall through the shoulders.

Common Mistakes

  • Letting the hips drop as fatigue builds.
  • Flaring the elbows directly sideways.
  • Forcing head-to-floor depth before shoulder control is ready.

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No reviewed footage published yet

The written setup, cues, and alternatives remain the current technique reference while the tutorial is produced.

30–60 second tutorialplanned
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Side angleplanned
Key cue overlayplanned
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Transcriptplanned

Accessible movement summary

Begin on hands and feet, then lift the hips into an inverted-V position with the hands about shoulder width. Press the floor away, brace the trunk, and keep the head between the upper arms. Bend the elbows diagonally back and lower the crown of the head toward a point just ahead of the hands. Press back to the inverted-V without collapsing the shoulders or turning the repetition into a horizontal push-up.

Key cue: Keep your hips high.

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Regressions & alternatives

Preserve the movement pattern while matching current capacity, available equipment, and the mission environment.

Regression

Short-range pike push-up with hands elevated on a stable surface

Progression

Feet-elevated pike push-up with the same controlled path

Home gym

Pike push-up from the floor

Commercial gym

Pike push-up with hands on a secured low step

Used in

Linked Mission SOPs