Sphinx Push-ups

How to do it

Begin in a forearm plank. Press both palms into the floor and extend the elbows simultaneously to rise into a high plank.

The coaching cue

"Move as one sheet of glass." If your hips sag or you press up one arm at a time, you are leaking kinetic energy.

What changes inside an AMRAP

Keep your elbows tucked tight to your ribs to maximize triceps recruitment and protect the shoulder joint.

Common mistakes

• Dropping the knees to the floor to make the press easier.
• Walking the elbows in toward the body first, which shortens the range.

Workouts that use sphinx push-ups

• Tricep Guillotine

  5 minute AMRAP — 6 Sphinx Push-ups (Forearm to hand), 12 Floor Dips

• Posterior Strike

  10 minute AMRAP — 10 Sphinx Push-ups, 10 Glute Bridge Walkouts

• Perimeter Defense

  15 minute AMRAP — 20 Skater Jumps (Total), 10 Sphinx Push-ups, 16 Plank Shoulder Taps

• The Sentinel

  20 minute AMRAP — 20 Butt Kicks, 10 Sphinx Push-ups, 20 Single-Leg Glute Bridges (Total), 10 Russian Twists

• The Bastion

  20 minute AMRAP — 20s V-Sit Hold, 15 Glute Bridges, 10 Sphinx Push-ups, 20 Cross-Body Climbers

Run one with your friends

Every workout above runs on a shared countdown — one clock for the whole crew, one leaderboard, wherever everyone is training.