Washington: Bobby Jindal may not have made the cut for Thursday's prime time debate among top ten Republican presidential contenders, but he is nevertheless getting ready in a different way - by doing push ups literally.

Louisiana's Indian-American governor, who along with six other bottom candidates has been relegated to a secondary forum earlier in the day by hosts Fox News, went elbow to elbow in a 'push-up contest' with his top foes in a BuzzFeed video.