Technique
- Start in an Upward dog position.
- Bend your arms and roll on your chest while keeping your body arched, to bring your legs up.
- As your legs come up, starting balancing on your hands and extending your arms.
- Push into a Handstand position, then reverse the motion.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Shoulders
- Triceps
- Neck
Secondary
- Chest
- Forearms
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Anterior deltoid
- Middle deltoid
- Posterior deltoid
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
- Upper trapezius
- Levator scapulae
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
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