Parallette Handstand Push-up
- Primary muscles
- Shoulders
- Secondary muscles
- Triceps, Upper back
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- Vertical Push
Steps
- 1 Place two parallettes on the floor, positioned slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- 2 Kick up into a handstand, gripping the parallettes firmly with straight arms and an engaged core.
- 3 Maintain a straight body line from your shoulders to your ankles, with your gaze directed between your hands.
- 4 Slowly bend your elbows, lowering your head towards the floor between the parallettes.
- 5 Continue to lower until your head lightly touches the floor or you reach your maximum controlled depth.
- 6 Press powerfully through the parallettes, extending your arms to push your body back up.
- 7 Return to the starting handstand position with fully extended arms and a straight body.
