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Exercise Lab

Hand Stand Lockout - Wall Support

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Equipment

  • Wall

Muscle Groups

  • Abs & Core
  • Biceps
  • Hips & Buttocks
  • Triceps

Purposes

  • Strengthens upper body.
  • Strengthens shoulders.
  • Increases whole-body stability.

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Description

  • Stand in front of a sturdy wall.
  • Set your hands on the ground and carefully kick one leg up, followed by the other leg, onto the wall
  • Carefully unlock your ebows (allowing the elbows to bend minimally).
  • Then lockout your elbows again, straightening your arms.
  • Repeat for a specified number of reps.

ProTip

  • Only unlike your elbows so that your arms bend minimally.

Mistakes

  • Placing the hands too close or too far from the wall.
  • Bending the arms too much.
  • Coming down from the handstand with both feet, making the touchdown too hard.