Technique
- From a Rings support position, lean forward and rest your shoulders on the rings or the straps.
- Lift your legs and hips until your body is in an inverted vertical position.
- Balance your weight on your shoulders while stabilizing the rings with your arms.
Form tips
- Keep the body rigid and aligned vertically.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Shoulders
Secondary
- Chest
- Triceps
- Forearms
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Anterior deltoid
- Middle deltoid
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
Equipment
Appears in
Balance
Joint movements
Shoulderflexion upward
trains stretches
Progressions
Rings strap handstand
Advanced
Regressions
Wall headstand pushup
Intermediate
Bent-arm handstand
Intermediate
PB shoulder stand
Intermediate
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