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The handstand push-up (HSPU) isn\u2019t just a fun party trick. It\u2019s a surefire way to look like a fitness rock star. However, it requires significant strength and stability prerequisites. Getting inverted (upside down) places demands on your entire body, top to bottom. You need stability in your midline and throughout your shoulder and wrist complex and all the way down to your feet to master this move.<\/p>\n
Ideally, before even attempting this movement, you should have some serious overhead pressing strength and posterior-chain development \u2014 your middle traps, lower traps and rhomboids \u2014 to keep your shoulders in a safe stacked position when kicking up into a handstand. Finally, core stability is vital for safe movement while you\u2019re upside down.<\/p>\n
Here, we take you through exercises and form tips that will get you ready to master this next-level feat of fitness.<\/p>\n
How to Build Strength for a Handstand Push-up\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Contrary to what some might think, you do not need to be able to press your full bodyweight overhead to perform a safe HSPU. The following moves can help you get to where you need to be to pull off each aspect of this challenging movement.<\/p>\n