The diamond push up shifts the work toward your triceps, and this diamond push up counter keeps score while your hands stay close together. It follows your elbows from a phone on the floor, so all you do is press.
Both arms are read together, with no one-arm mode. Bring your hands together under your chest before the five-second countdown ends, then start pressing.
Phone setup
Place the phone sideways (landscape) on the floor, with the lens low, about 2 meters (6 feet) away. Your whole body, head to feet, has to fit in the frame.
Rotate halfway from side-on toward the phone, so both arms stay in view. Your hands go together under your chest.
- Get into the top position early and check that the preview shows your head, hands and feet inside the frame.
Form cues
- Hands together under your chest. Forming the diamond beneath your chest keeps the load on your triceps and your elbows traveling close to your body.
- Keep your elbows close. Letting them flare takes work off your triceps. Aim them back along your ribs as you lower.
- Lower toward your hands. Taking your chest down to the diamond gives a clear elbow bend, which is the far position of the rep.
- Press to straight arms. Locking out at the top completes the rep, so don't stop short before the next one.
Common mistakes
- Flaring your elbows. Wide elbows turn this into a different push up. Squeeze them in toward your ribs as you lower.
- Sagging hips. Keep one line from head to heels. Tighten your core and glutes so your lower back doesn't take over.
- Shallow reps. A dip that never gets to the far position isn't counted. Bring your chest down toward your hands before you press.
How FitnessBruh counts it
FitnessBruh follows the angle at your elbow, from shoulder to elbow to wrist. Straight arms at the top are the start, elbows bent at the bottom is the far position, and pressing back up to straight arms finishes the rep, which is when the number is spoken.
Both arms are read together, so there's no one-arm diamond push up. Each rep has to travel from straight arms to a clear bend and all the way back again.
Counting begins only after you've been down in the push up position for a moment, so setting your hands into the diamond adds no rep. Get up mid-set and it stops until you're back down. Your shoulders and hips need a steady view first.
FAQ
Where do my hands go for a diamond push up?
Together under your chest, close enough to make a diamond shape. Keep them there for the whole set.
Can I count diamond push ups from a phone on the floor?
Yes. Lay it sideways (landscape) about 2 meters (6 feet) away with the lens low, then turn your body halfway between side-on and facing it so both arms stay in view.
Does a diamond push up count the same as a regular one?
A rep is counted the same way: straight arms, a clear elbow bend at the bottom, then straight arms again. Your hands sit closer together, but both arms are still read together.
