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Eccentric Half Press Handstand to L-Sit

The Eccentric Half Press Handstand to L-Sit is a handstand press drill with a lot of things going on at once. The athlete is working on a smooth transition from the pike press handstand to an L-sit, which requires a great deal of control and strength through the shoulder girdle, core, hip-flexors, and forearms.

  • Type Of Exercise: Skill
  • Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Equipment: Parallettes

Eccentric Half Press Handstand to L-Sit

  1. Stand on parallettes, fold forward, and grab ahold of them just in front of your feet.
  2. Strongly shrug your shoulders to your ears, step up to your tiptoes, and continue to press down until your feet lift straight up off of the parallettes.
  3. Keep your shoulders open and avoid leaning forward to lift up.
  4. Continue pressing until your hips stack over your shoulders.
  5. Once your hips are stacked, pause momentarily.
  6. To end the rep, bring your feet together and lower down to an L-sit.
  7. Your legs must remain locked and your legs must remain parallel to the floor in the L-sit.
  8. Hold the L-sit for a moment, reset back to standing, and repeat for reps.
  9. Move steadily and never allow yourself to planche forward during this exercise.
  • Exercise: Press Walk
  • Type of Exercise: Strength
  • Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Equipment: Body Only
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