Wall Handstand Push-Up
Handstand push-ups against a wall that heavily load the shoulders and triceps.
How to do it
- Put a mat on the floor and kick up into a handstand facing the wall, hands shoulder-width apart.
- Brace your abs and glutes and keep your body in a straight line, with your toes or heels touching the wall.
- Look at the floor between your hands.
- Bend your elbows and slowly lower your head until it lightly touches the floor.
- Without relaxing your shoulders, press your body up powerfully until your arms are straight.
- Pause for a second at the top and repeat.
Key technique cue
Handstand facing the wall, lower under control until the head touches, press back up, keep the body straight.
Common mistakes
- ✕ Arching the lower back and leaning on the wall
- ✕ Elbows flared wide
- ✕ Dropping down without control
- ✕ Not straightening the arms at the top
Benefits
- ✓ Stronger shoulders and triceps
- ✓ Torso control while upside down
- ✓ A base for the free-standing handstand
Progression: from easier to harder
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- Wall Handstand Push-Up
About the exercise
You stand on your hands facing a wall, bend your arms to lower your head toward the floor, then press your body back up. It is one of the hardest bodyweight exercises for the shoulders and triceps. It is only for those who can hold a wall handstand with confidence and have mastered pike push-ups. Place a soft mat under your head.
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