Straddle Press Handstand

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Watch Straddle Press Handstand

Technique

How to perform Straddle Press Handstand

1. Stand in a wide straddle and fold forward to place your palms on the floor shoulder-width apart, just ahead of your feet.
2. Keep your elbows and knees straight as you shift your shoulders over your hands and raise your hips.
3. Push the floor away and lift your feet without jumping, keeping the legs spread as they rise.
4. Continue opening the hips and bringing the legs upward until your pelvis is stacked over your shoulders and hands.
5. Bring your legs together and push tall through your shoulders in the handstand.
6. Lower under control through the straddle or use your practiced handstand exit.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Serratus Anterior, Trapezius.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.