Negative Standing Straddle Press Handstand
Negative Standing Straddle Press Handstand is a straddle press handstand progression that allows the athlete to strengthen against the negative movement of the straddle press. This is great for clarifying the muscle memory or restrengthening tendons and muscles for the full press.
- Type Of Exercise: Skill
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Hips, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only
Negative Standing Straddle Press Handstand
- Begin in a stable handstand on parallettes with proper body alignment.
- Straddle your legs wide and bend to 90-degrees at your hips.
- Once you reach this halfway point, allow your spine to curl from lower back to upper until your feet reach the floor.
- During this eccentric straddle press handstand, keep your upper body in proper alignment (shoulders above your wrists), your legs totally straight, and your shoulders elevated and protracted.
- Kick back up to handstand and repeat this negative press variation for reps.
- Exercise: Negative Standing Tuck Press Handstand
- Type of Exercise: Skill
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only or Parallettes
- Exercise: Negative Standing Pike Press Handstand
- Type of Exercise: Skill
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only or Parallettes
