Eccentric Half Press Handstand to Straddle L
The Eccentric Half Press Handstand to Straddle L is a handstand drill with a lot of things going on at once. The athlete is working on a smooth transition from the straddle press to a straddle L (a negative stalder), which requires a great deal of control and strength through the shoulder girdle, core, hip-flexors, and forearms.
- Type Of Exercise: Skill
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Hips, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Parallettes
Eccentric Half Press Handstand to Straddle L
- Stand on parallettes, fold forward, and grab ahold of them just in front of your feet.
- Strongly shrug your shoulders to your ears, step up to your tiptoes, and continue to press down until your feet lift straight up off of the parallettes.
- Keep your shoulders open and avoid leaning forward to lift up.
- Continue pressing until your hips stack over your shoulders.
- Once your hips are stacked, pause momentarily.
- To end the rep, straddle your legs wide and lower down to straddle L.
- Your legs must remain locked and feet must be be above your knees in the straddle L.
- Hold the straddle L for a moment, reset back to standing, and repeat for reps.
- Move steadily and never allow yourself to planche forward during this exercise.
- Exercise: Vertical Press to Ankles
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Plyometric Box, Slider
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- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
