Press Walk
The Press Walk is a great low-risk handstand press progression that is actually quite telling. If the athlete doesn't have the press strength to lift their feet off the ground, then they need to go back to a easier handstand drills or press progressions.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
Press Walk
- Begin in a standing pike fold with your hands flat on the floor about a foot in front of your feet.
- Place your feet together, lock your knees, and lift up onto your tiptoes.
- Press straight down into the floor, strongly shrugging your shoulders until your feet lift up.
- Once your feet have left the floor, smoothly pull them forward between your hands.
- Slide your hands forward about a foot, returning to your start position, and repeat this press walk for reps.
- Keep your shoulders open and shoulder blades both protracted and elevated throughout each set.
- Exercise: Vertical Press to Ankles
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Plyometric Box, Slider
- Exercise: Eccentric Half Press Handstand
- Type of Exercise: Skill
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Parallettes
