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Technique

  1. Find a sturdy chair with a grabbable back rest.
  2. Place one hand on chair and the other hand on top of the back rest.
  3. Press or jump into a Handstand position, while keeping the upper arm bent.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Shoulders

Secondary

  • Chest
  • Triceps
  • Neck
  • Forearms
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Middle deltoid
  • Triceps brachii (long head)
  • Triceps brachii (medial head)
  • Triceps brachii (lateral head)
  • Upper trapezius
  • Levator scapulae

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Equipment

Chair
Chair

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Appears in

Joint movements
Shoulderflexion upward
trains stretches

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Progressions

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Handstand pushup

Elite

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Regressions

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Handstand

Advanced
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Bent-arm handstand

Intermediate
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Tuck bent-arm handstand

Intermediate
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Pike bent-arm handstand

Intermediate
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Straddle handstand with 5 fingers support

Advanced
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Handstand with 5 fingers support

Advanced
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