Comments on: Handstand Pushups: How To Make Them Easier And Get Super Hero Shoulders In The Process (Video)

By: build muscle without weights

build muscle without weights — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:07:56 +0000

Thank you for such an amazing exercise. Tried the rocca press this afternoon, going to graduate up to level 2 then hopefully in a few weeks do my first handstand push up.

There was another skill I wanted to learn.
Nice work. That’s my next goal so I will be getting into it!

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:28:10 +0000

Ah yeah, I understand now, thanks a lot. This post was a lot of help to me.

By: Yavor

Yavor — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:39:42 +0000

Joe, good question. I place a stack of books on the ground and touch my head to the books instead to the ground when doing the handstand pushups. Let me know if it makes sense.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:46:49 +0000

Hi, I don’t understand how you use books to decrease the range of motion. Can you explain what exactly you mean?

By: Yavor

Yavor — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:06:00 +0000

Blundell, thanks for letting me know. I will re-upload the vid without audio.

By: Blundell

Blundell — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:53:00 +0000

Hey your video tut 1 handstand pushup doesn’t work here in the UK!!

“This video contains content from EMI, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds”

By: Coach Calorie

Coach Calorie — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:28:50 +0000

For people that use body weight exercises only, handstand pushups are a great way to directly hit the shoulders. A combination of handstands, pushups, and pullups can round out an upper body body weight routine. If only the my head didn’t feel like it was about to explode from the blood rush.

By: Yavor

Yavor — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:47:36 +0000

Jazz,

I feel discomfort in my wrist when I haven’t done handstands for a while. Try to see if it disappears after a few workouts. If the discomfort doesn’t subside, you could try getting a cheap pair of pushup handles or I guess trying a different exercise… Also warm up the wrists by doing wrist circles.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:29:41 +0000

Hmm.. When ever I do, a handstand against the wall no matter where I position my hands for some reason I feel pain in them after a few seconds. (I also feel quite a lot of pressure in my head, but I guess that’s to be expected with the flip over)

I was wondering how could I do a handstand without my wrists hurting, I haven’t had the chance to be able to see if I can even do a handstand pushup because I don’t want to risk injuring my wrists!

I can do push-ups and pull-ups fine without my wrists hurting, I don’t know why it changes here?

By: Yavor

Yavor — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:50:39 +0000

Tyciol, I suggest training directly with handstand pushups but with very limited range of motion. Once youi can do 20 reps with a very limited range, remove one book (or whatever you use to limit the trange) and repeat…

By: Tyciol

Tyciol — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:50:39 +0000

I like the advice here. Also, what about getting stronger at pushups and moving to doing them incline gradually until upside down? I am thinking of doing that for tricep strength since triceps also seem like a big limiter.

Pushups seem to be very much anterior delt and I am confused how to recruit the medial delt for overhead pressing like this.

By: Yavor

Yavor — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:48:05 +0000

Awesome LD – you are going to develop very nice shoulders from the handstand pushups!

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By: LD@DSD

LD@DSD — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:34:53 +0000

Great Post,

I’ve been interested in doing these for a while, but haven’t given them a try yet, I think I’m letting my gym membership lapse so it seems like now is the time.

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