Technique
- Place your palms on the ground and the crown of your head in front of your hands close to a wall, forming a triangle with these three points of contact.
- Flatten your back against the wall, and extend both legs up and against the wall.
- Put some pressure on your hands for stability; don’t let your head take all the load.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Neck
Secondary
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Shoulders
- Chest
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Longus capitis
- Rectus capitis anterior
- Longus colli
- Semispinalis capitis
- Splenius
- Rectus capitis posterior major
- Rectus capitis posterior minor
- Obliquus capitis superior
- Longissimus cervicis
- Longissimus capitis
- Upper trapezius
- Obliquus capitis inferior
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Anterior deltoid
- Middle deltoid
Equipment
Appears in
Balance
Progressions
Tripod headstand
Novice
One-leg tripod headstand
Novice
Regressions
Wall one-leg tripod headstand
Beginner
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