Handstand Push-ups / Pushups
- With your feet against a wall, bring yourself into a push-up position.
- Walk your feet up the wall until you are upside down.
- With a tight core, allow your feet to support you as you slowly lower yourself towards the floor.
- Pause at the bottom, feeling the tension in your shoulders, then push yourself back up.
- Repeat.
- When finished, walk yourself back down the wall.
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Handstand push-ups / pushups is a at-home work out exercise that targets shoulders and also involves abs. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Plank scapula push ups / planks scaps, bent over dumbbell shoulder pendulums / swings and bodyweight shoulder presses are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as handstand push-ups / pushups. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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