STACK Yoga for Athletes: Dolphin Push-Ups for Upper-Body Strength

In this installment of STACK’s Yoga for Athletes series, yogi Rebecca Pacheco shares a unique yoga Push-Up variation of the Dolphin pose that strengthens arms, shoulders, back and core. Dolphin Push-Ups are also perfect for preparing your body for more advanced yoga poses, like the Headstand (Sirsasana) and Forearm Balance (Pincha Mayurasana).

Exercise tip from Rebecca: Keep your core tight throughout the sequence, especially in Plank. Also make sure your hips and back never collapse forward. 

Dolphin Push-Up

Watch the video above for full workout instructions. If you're unfamiliar with the basic pose, watch this tutorial on the Dolphin pose first. 

• Place your forearms on the ground and hold your biceps to measure a shoulder-width distance
• Interlace fingers and lift your hips to the sky (essentially Downward Dog on forearms)
• Inhale while touching your head to the floor beneath your chest
• Exhale and pull forward to Plank pose
• Continue sequence for specific reps

Catch up on the rest of the STACK Yoga for Athletes series:

• STACK's Yoga for Athletes: The Perfect Warm-Up/Cool-Down
• STACK Yoga for Athletes: The Secret Weapon for a Stronger Core
• STACK Yoga For Athletes: Yoga 101