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Standing Tuck Press Handstand

The Standing Tuck Press Handstand is a press handstand through a tucked entry. This skill requires strong core compression, as well as shoulders strong enough to hold to offset weight of the legs.

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

Negative Standing Tuck Press Handstand

  1. Begin in a stable handstand on parallettes with proper body alignment.
  2. Slowly tuck your knees toward your chest.
  3. Once tucked, allow your spine to curl from lower back to upper until your feet reach the floor between the parallettes.
  4. During this eccentric tuck press handstand, keep your upper body in proper alignment (shoulders above your wrists) and elevate and protract strongly.
  5. Kick back up to handstand and repeat this negative press variation for reps.