# Drop Push-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/drop-push-up

Also known as: Depth Push-Up, Plyometric Drop Push-Up, Drop Press-Up

Body region: Chest, Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Pectoralis Major, Triceps
- Helps: Deltoid, Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique

## Equipment

- Step Platform or Plyo Box or Weight Plate

## Technique

1. Place two low, stable platforms about shoulder-width apart and start in a push-up with your hands on them.
2. Lift your hands and drop them to the floor between the platforms.
3. Catch yourself with soft elbows and sink into a push-up.
4. Push hard enough to pop your hands back up onto the platforms.
5. Reset your position before the next rep.

### Cues

- Start with very low platforms, just a few centimetres high.
- Land with the hands under the shoulders and the elbows bending.
- Do only a few quality reps per set.

### Common mistakes

- Landing with locked elbows.
- Using platforms that can slide or tip.
- Letting the hips sag on the landing.
- Trying it before you can do clean plyometric push-ups on the floor.

## Alternatives

- [Plyometric Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/plyometric-push-up)
- [Clap Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/clap-push-up)
- [Push-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/push-up)