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# Wall tripod headstand
> Beginner · Static · Bilateral. Strength, balance
Also known as: Wall headstand.
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| **Difficulty** | Beginner |
| **Velocity** | Static |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 35 s |
## Technique
1. 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.
2. Flatten your back against the wall, and extend both legs up and against the wall.
3. Put some pressure on your hands for stability; don't let your head take all the load.
**Risks**
* This exercise puts a lot of pressure on the head. Make sure to warm-up your neck thoroughly before starting.
## Muscles
Strength
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Shoulders
- Chest
* 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
## Progressions
Novice
Novice
## Regressions
Beginner
Beginner
Beginner
Novice
Beginner
Novice
Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/wall-tripod-headstand-e0pw). 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.
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