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
[youtube video=”zH9fNfWgHlA” /] 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:
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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
[youtube video=”zH9fNfWgHlA” /] 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: