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Eccentric Half Press Handstand to Straddle L

The Eccentric Half Press Handstand to Straddle L is a handstand drill with a lot of things going on at once. The athlete is working on a smooth transition from the straddle press to a straddle L (a negative stalder), 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, Hips, Abdominals
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Equipment: Parallettes

Eccentric Half Press Handstand to Straddle L

  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, straddle your legs wide and lower down to straddle L.
  7. Your legs must remain locked and feet must be be above your knees in the straddle L.
  8. Hold the straddle L for a moment, reset back to standing, and repeat for reps.
  9. Move steadily and never allow yourself to planche forward during this exercise.
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  • Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
  • Difficulty: Moderate
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