Handstand Push-Up

oec:handstand-push-up

An advanced bodyweight vertical press performed from a freestanding inverted position to build shoulder, tricep, and core strength alongside balance.

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Also called: HSPU, Freestanding Handstand Push-Up, Vertical Push-Up, Inverted Push-Up, Handstand Pushup

How to do it

Place your hands shoulder-width apart on the floor with fingers splayed and slightly turned out.
Kick up into a stable, freestanding handstand with a straight, hollow-body alignment and fully extended arms.
Grip the floor actively with your fingertips and brace your core and glutes to maintain balance.

Inhale and lower yourself with control by bending your elbows, shifting your shoulders slightly forward to create a tripod shape between your head and hands.
Continue descending until the crown of your head lightly touches the floor or reaches full controlled depth.
Exhale and press powerfully through your palms, extending the elbows and pushing your head back between your shoulders.
Lock out your arms at the top, returning to a vertical, hollow handstand position.

Inhale smoothly as you lower your head toward the floor, and exhale forcefully as you press back up to lockout.

Flaring elbows directly out to the sides.: Keep elbows tucked inward at roughly a 45-degree angle to protect the shoulders and produce optimal pressing leverage.
Overarching the lower back into a banana handstand.: Squeeze your glutes, draw your ribs down toward your pelvis, and maintain a tight hollow-body core.
Lowering the head straight down between the hands instead of forward.: Shift your body forward so your head lands in front of your hands, forming a stable triangular base.

Ensure adequate clearance around you to bail safely via a pirouette roll or cartwheel exit.
Do not collapse onto the head or neck under fatigue.

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