Demo & instructions
Wall Handstand Push-Up
Also known as: HSPU, Wall-Supported Handstand Push-Up
Instructions
A full press from head-on-the-floor back to straight arms while upside down against a wall. It is the bodyweight equivalent of a heavy overhead press.
- Movement
- Vertical push
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Advanced
- Typical range
- 2–10 reps
Setup
- 1Place a folded mat where your head will touch and set your hands shoulder-width apart just in front of it.
- 2Kick up into a handstand with heels on the wall and the body braced.
Execution
- 1Lower under control until the top of your head lightly touches the mat.
- 2Press the floor away, driving the head back between the arms as the elbows straighten.
- 3Finish with locked elbows and shoulders pushed up toward the ears.
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Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
