Handstand Push-ups / Pushups
How to Do 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 Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Handstand Push-ups / Pushups targets shoulders and also works abs. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
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