Tips for your HSPU

The handstand is great shoulder strengthening exercise! If you can hold a vertical pike Handstand from the box, it’s time to work on kicking up to the wall handstand!

Here are a couple of tips to dial it in on the wall!
• start your engaged posture with hands reaching high over your head like you are pressing a barbell AND THEN SOME! Unlike a barbell press, in the handstand, the shoulders should raise up towards the ears here!
• Elbows must start out locked out and remain so through your entire inverted adventure!
• Place your hands on the floor with your fingers facing forward
• From a tight plank, kick with 1 leading leg up to the wall and allow the other leg to gently follow up
• Think about a barbell press position (3) at the top! We want the head in a neutral position, tight butt, legs, and core! It’s a full body effort FOR SURE!

Get comfy here in your wall handstand, and before you know it you will be moving on to inverted shoulder taps, freestanding holds, handstand push-ups, walks and so much more upside-down fun!