Demo & instructions
Handstand Shoulder Tap
Also known as: Wall Handstand Shoulder Tap, Inverted Shoulder Tap
Instructions
While holding a chest-to-wall handstand you shift your weight onto one hand and tap the opposite shoulder. Each tap briefly turns the hold into a one-arm balance, building the control needed for freestanding work.
- Movement
- Vertical push
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Advanced
- Typical range
- 4–16 reps
Setup
- 1Walk up into a chest-to-wall handstand with the hands about a hand's length from the wall.
- 2Press tall through the shoulders and squeeze the legs together.
Execution
- 1Shift your weight onto one hand by leaning slightly toward it.
- 2Lift the other hand and tap the same-side shoulder, then return it to the floor.
- 3Shift the other way and tap with the opposite hand.
Target
Equipment
Muscles worked
Equipment
Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
