Handstand Push-Up Negative

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Watch Handstand Push-Up Negative

Technique

How to perform Handstand Push-Up Negative

1. Establish a freestanding handstand with extended elbows and actively supported shoulders.
2. Keep a controlled body line and look toward the floor between your hands.
3. Bend your elbows and lower slowly, letting your shoulders and head move slightly forward as the head approaches the floor.
4. Stop at the lowest position you can control without dropping onto your head.
5. Use your practiced exit, then reset in the handstand for the next negative; do not add a press back up.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head, Medial Deltoid.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.