Kipping Handstand Push-up
- Pro
- Advanced
- Functional
The kipping handstand push-up sets up in a wall handstand, lowering your head toward the floor with your knees tucked at the bottom. From there, a hard kick of your legs assists your arms in pressing back up to a locked-out handstand. Advanced athletes use it in functional training for reps, in circuits or timed rounds.
- Muscles
- Front delts, Triceps
- Equipment
- Wall
- Logged as
- Reps
How to
- Set up in a wall handstand, head lowering to the floor.
- Tuck your knees toward your chest at the bottom.
- Kick your legs up hard while pressing with your arms.
- Lock out at the top, then lower into the next rep.
Form cues
- Time the kick to meet your arms' push.
- Keep your core tight through the whole kip.
- Exhale hard as you drive back to lockout.
Common mistakes
- The kick and press are mistimed. Time the kick to land as your arms drive.
- Hands drift wider apart during the press. Keep your hands set under your shoulders.
- Wrists collapse forward under the load. Press firmly through your whole palm.
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