Handstand Push-Up

Technique

Kick up into a handstand against a wall for support, hands shoulder-width apart. Bend your elbows to lower the top of your head toward the floor under control. Press back up by extending your arms fully to return to the handstand position. Keep your core braced to maintain balance throughout.

Steps

1. Kick up into a handstand against a wall for support, hands shoulder-width apart
2. Bend your elbows to lower the top of your head toward the floor under control
3. Pause briefly just above the floor
4. Press back up by extending your arms fully to return to the handstand position
5. Keep your core braced to maintain balance throughout

Common mistakes

• Flaring the elbows out wide instead of keeping them tracking forward
• Losing core tension and arching the lower back
• Rushing the descent instead of lowering under control

Variations

• Pike push-up on the floor as an easier regression building the same pattern
• Handstand push-up with a deficit using blocks for more range
• Freestanding handstand push-up without wall support for advanced balance demand

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