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# Straight-arm straddle press-to-handstand

> Advanced · Dynamic · Bilateral. Strength, balance

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Also known as: Swiss press-to-handstand.

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| **Difficulty** | Advanced |
| **Velocity** | Dynamic |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Hunter |
| **Video length** | 16 s |

## Technique

1. From a standing position, lean forward keeping your legs straight and place your hands on the ground right in front of your feet.
2. Slowly shift your weight forward towards your hands, until your feet can come off the ground.
3. As soon as your feet come off the ground, open your legs out to the sides. Open the legs this way will reduce the lever.
4. Hinge at the hips to bring your legs up.
5. Once your legs are up, bring them together into a Handstand position, then reverse the motion.

## Form tips

* A common mistake is to allow the shoulders to close (= reducing the angle at the shoulders and leaning more forward). This makes the exercise, which is already difficult to start with, much harder from a strength perspective (and more similar to a Planche). So focus on keeping the shoulders as open as possible, to keep your hips, shoulders and hands stacked vertically.

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  <Columns cols={2}>
    <Card title="Primary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#cc2742"}} />Back</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#cc2742"}} />Serratus anterior</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#cc2742"}} />Shoulders</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#cc2742"}} />Neck</li></ul></Card>
    <Card title="Secondary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#e299a6"}} />Forearms</li></ul></Card>
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<Accordion title="Individual muscles" icon="list">
  * Lower trapezius
  * Serratus anterior
  * Posterior deltoid
  * Upper trapezius
  * Levator scapulae
</Accordion>

## Equipment

<div className="not-prose" style={{display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr))", gap: "0.75rem"}}><a href="/collections/equipment/ground-hands-or-body" className="flex flex-col rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 overflow-hidden no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-600"><div className="bg-white flex items-center justify-center p-3" style={{height: "8.5rem"}}><img src="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/equipment/q01h.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=29181eaf27fe629ddae54c0248aef224" alt="Ground (hands or body)" noZoom className="m-0 w-full h-full object-contain" width="286" height="173" data-path="images/equipment/q01h.webp" /></div><span className="px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium leading-snug border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800">Ground (hands or body)</span></a><a href="/collections/equipment/parallettes" className="flex flex-col rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 overflow-hidden no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-600"><div className="bg-white flex items-center justify-center p-3" style={{height: "8.5rem"}}><img src="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/equipment/q00a.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=26e3cfa1450c1804eeac014f2490914d" alt="Parallettes" noZoom className="m-0 w-full h-full object-contain" width="250" height="261" data-path="images/equipment/q00a.webp" /></div><span className="px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium leading-snug border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800">Parallettes</span></a></div>

## Appears in

<div className="not-prose rounded-2xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 px-5 py-4 flex flex-col gap-4"><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="dumbbell" size={16} /> Strength</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem"}}><a href="/collections/strength/back" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Back</a><a href="/collections/strength/shoulders" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Shoulders</a><a href="/collections/strength/neck" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Neck</a><a href="/collections/strength/forearms" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Forearms</a><a href="/collections/strength/straight-arm" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Straight-arm</a><a href="/collections/strength/vertical-pushing" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Vertical pushing</a></div></div><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="shapes" size={16} /> Other disciplines</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem"}}><a href="/collections/other-disciplines/gymnastics" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Gymnastics</a></div></div><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="person" size={16} /> Joint movements</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.5rem"}}><div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"><span className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-20">Shoulder</span><a href="/collections/joint-movements/shoulder-flexion-backward" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} />flexion backward</a></div><div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"><span className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-20">Wrist</span><a href="/collections/joint-movements/wrist-flexion" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} />flexion</a></div><div className="flex gap-4 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} /> trains</span><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} /> stretches</span></div></div></div></div>

## Progressions

<Columns cols={3}>
  <Card title="Straight-arm pike press-to-handstand" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh/images/exercises/e02m.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh&q=85&s=a09ade8354f1c10dbf419f59060c112a" href="/exercises/straight-arm-pike-press-to-handstand-e02m" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e02m.jpg">Elite</Card>
</Columns>

## Regressions

<Columns cols={3}>
  <Card title="Tuck straight-arm press-to-handstand" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/exercises/e00l.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=b3aff493f0a251c522ffa3fa78c16d76" href="/exercises/tuck-straight-arm-press-to-handstand-e00l" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e00l.jpg">Advanced</Card>
  <Card title="Elevated straddle press-to-handstand" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/9Q5h2q8IU-lkWVKY/images/exercises/e03g.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=9Q5h2q8IU-lkWVKY&q=85&s=79f91547c2404c99ee3472d6f4a3fd4e" href="/exercises/elevated-straddle-press-to-handstand-e03g" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e03g.jpg">Advanced</Card>
  <Card title="Standing pike stand push" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/HEkm5v6rSDyOaCLR/images/exercises/e0i6.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=HEkm5v6rSDyOaCLR&q=85&s=1ee6893be35b22f971d2257c2e3bf467" href="/exercises/standing-pike-stand-push-e0i6" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0i6.jpg">Intermediate</Card>
  <Card title="Wall straddle press-to-handstand" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/YBApRYwE1H_T7xDr/images/exercises/e0p3.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=YBApRYwE1H_T7xDr&q=85&s=b16579d380d4dbe36463fe84399eaf6f" href="/exercises/wall-straddle-press-to-handstand-e0p3" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0p3.jpg">Advanced</Card>
</Columns>

<Accordion title="View Similar Exercises" icon="shuffle">
  <Columns cols={3}>
    <Card title="Tuck handstand" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/lhCWKkIj7O_k1qHw/images/exercises/e0y8.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=lhCWKkIj7O_k1qHw&q=85&s=c7e8311c772ad8d75b7048e360464358" href="/exercises/tuck-handstand-e0y8" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0y8.jpg">Advanced</Card>
    <Card title="Side walk straddle handstand" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/nwH6BZnsz47RprUp/images/exercises/e0r8.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=nwH6BZnsz47RprUp&q=85&s=69b0baa9d19c079d07d84fd1a37fd35d" href="/exercises/side-walk-straddle-handstand-e0r8" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0r8.jpg">Advanced</Card>
    <Card title="Handstand" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/9Q5h2q8IU-lkWVKY/images/exercises/e04b.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=9Q5h2q8IU-lkWVKY&q=85&s=40b8967ca9d675023feba560ce3cb3f1" href="/exercises/handstand-e04b" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e04b.jpg">Advanced</Card>
    <Card title="Straddle handstand block walk" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/nwH6BZnsz47RprUp/images/exercises/e0rb.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=nwH6BZnsz47RprUp&q=85&s=b9aefd34dbbaa9ed2fe8e7a5345881e9" href="/exercises/straddle-handstand-block-walk-e0rb" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0rb.jpg">Advanced</Card>
    <Card title="Wall handstand block walk" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/nwH6BZnsz47RprUp/images/exercises/e0re.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=nwH6BZnsz47RprUp&q=85&s=ac841e5ec8dc98f52bf5bf7a0b1ddd8b" href="/exercises/wall-handstand-block-walk-e0re" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0re.jpg">Advanced</Card>
  </Columns>
</Accordion>

<Note>
  Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/straight-arm-straddle-press-to-handstand-e0c0). Text and images are used under [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); the video plays from the original source.
</Note>


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