Technique
- Kick up into a Back-to-wall handstand.
- Straighten your body, so that your heels are hardly resting on the wall.
- Push on your fingertips (think of grabbing the ground) to make your heels come off the wall and try to balance for a few seconds before leaning on the wall again.
Form tips
- Aim to open your shoulder to 180 degrees (full Shoulder flexion backward).
- Keep a posterior Pelvic tilt and avoid arching your back.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Shoulders
- Neck
Secondary
- Forearms
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Posterior deltoid
- Upper trapezius
- Levator scapulae
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
Progressions
Handstand
Advanced
Regressions
Back-to-wall handstand
Novice
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