▁the ▁lean , ▁b end ▁the ▁arms ▁and ▁aim ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁triangle ▁with ▁three ▁points ▁being ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁your ▁two ▁pal ms . ▁Bad ▁practice ▁involves ▁lower ing ▁the ▁head ▁inline ▁with ▁the ▁pal ms . ▁This ▁movement ▁is ▁harder ▁than ▁the ▁push up ▁and ▁you ▁requires ▁practice ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁body ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁Ex erc ise ▁ 3 ▁- ▁E lev ated ▁pi ke ▁push up ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁harder ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁pi ke ▁push up ▁and ▁involves ▁elev ating ▁the ▁feet ▁and ▁following ▁all ▁the ▁c ues ▁detailed ▁for ▁the ▁pi ke ▁push up . ▁A ▁good ▁guide ▁with ▁all ▁push ups ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁do ▁ 5 ▁sets ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁re ps ▁before ▁you ▁start ▁to ▁think ▁of ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁pro gression ▁ ▁Ex erc ise ▁ 4 ▁- ▁Deb atable ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁understood ▁clearly ▁that ▁although ▁one ▁has ▁got ten ▁consider ably ▁stronger , ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁elev ated ▁pi ke ▁push ups ▁and ▁wall ▁supported ▁hand stand ▁push up ▁is ▁immense ▁and ▁will ▁ ▁take ▁a ▁great ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁to ▁bridge . ▁D ifferent ▁people ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁different ▁exer cis es ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁bridge ▁the ▁gap ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ath lete ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁exercise ▁would ▁be ▁most ▁benef icial ▁for ▁them . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁a . ▁Flo ating ▁pi ke ▁push ups ▁b . ▁Back ▁facing