How to do the Wall Handstand

The Wall Handstand is a push move. You can do it at home on one mat, with no jumping and nothing that shakes the floor.

• Level 4/5
• Shoulders
• You need: Wall

Form cues

1. Face the wall, hands a hand-length away
2. Walk your feet up the wall, quietly
3. Arms locked, body in one line

Your hands carry your weight, so it loads the wrists. If your wrists hurt, tap “My wrists hurt” in the app to switch to a wrist-friendly version.

Muscles worked

Shoulders — Push the floor away, get tall

More bodyweight shoulders exercises

Easier → harder

Climb the same move from easier to harder steps. The right step leaves you two or three reps in reserve at the end of 40 seconds.

1. Step 1 · Frog Stand
2. Step 2 · Crow
3. Step 3 · Wall Handstand

More moves for the same area

• Shoulder CARsLevel 1/5
• Crab ReachLevel 2/5
• InchwormLevel 2/5
• Pike Push-upLevel 3/5
• Hindu Push-upLevel 3/5
• Backpack Clean and PressLevel 3/5 · Backpack

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