Shoulder
Handstand Push-Up
Kick up into a handstand against a wall with your hands placed slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Maintain a tight core and a straight body line.
- Equipment
- No Equipment
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Focus Area
- Shoulder
- Injury risk
- Moderate
Primary muscles
- anterior deltoid
- lateral deltoid
Secondary muscles
- triceps brachii
- upper trapezius
- serratus anterior
- rectus abdominis
Target muscles
- shoulder
How to perform
- 1
Kick up into a handstand against a wall with your hands placed slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Maintain a tight core and a straight body line.
- 3
Slowly bend your elbows and lower your head toward the floor.
- 4
Descend until your head lightly touches the floor or reaches the intended depth.
- 5
Press forcefully through your hands while extending your elbows.
- 6
Return to the fully locked-out handstand position.
- 7
Repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions while maintaining control.
Safety & form
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