Straddle Handstand Run
The Straddle Handstand Run is an advanced handstand drill that will strengthen the shoulder girdle and fine-tune an athlete's control while switching between arms in one-arm handstands.
- Type Of Exercise: Skill
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Equipment: Body Only
Straddle Handstand Run
- Begin in a free handstand and straddle your legs apart wide.
- Shift some weight to right arm and take your left off the ground.
- Tap your left shoulder with your left hand, place it back on the floor, and continue to switch sides.
- Maintain proper alignment and reach for the floor with your scapula fully elevated.
- You must touch your shoulder for a rep to count; almost touching, almost counts.
- Exercise: Handstand Flag
- Type of Exercise: Skill
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Tuck Handstand
- Type of Exercise: Skill
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Equipment: Body Only
