Shoulder
Kipping Handstand Push-Up
Begin in a handstand position against a wall with your hands shoulder-width apart. Lower your head toward the floor by bending your elbows under control.
- 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
- glutes
Target muscles
- shoulder
How to perform
- 1
Begin in a handstand position against a wall with your hands shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Lower your head toward the floor by bending your elbows under control.
- 3
As your head approaches the bottom position, tuck your knees toward your chest.
- 4
Forcefully extend your hips and knees to generate upward momentum.
- 5
Transfer the momentum into a powerful press through your shoulders and arms.
- 6
Lock out your elbows at the top while maintaining a stable body position.
- 7
Return to the starting position and repeat.
Safety & form
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