This push up variation is an excellent way to work your tricep muscles without using any equipment whatsoever!
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Close Grip Push Up
To get started, simply place your hands close together underneath your chest, with the forefinger and thumb of each hand touching each other. This exercise is often called the "Diamond Push Up" since your thumbs and forefingers will form a roughly diamond shape when they are positioned properly.
Lower your body down under a controlled decent taking approximately 4 seconds to finish the lowering movement, and then push back up hard, returning to the top in 1 to 2 seconds. If the exercise is too difficult to do in the position pictured here, simply drop to your knees and do the same movement. It will still be amazingly effective.
Note: Be sure that your hands are underneath your chest, not your shoulders when you do this exercise. The closer your hands are to your shoulders, the less your triceps need to work in order to power this movement.
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