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Wall handstand push-up

Kick up to wall; hands shoulder-width; lower head to floor; press to lockout.

Muscles

Primary
front delts
Supporting
triceps, upper chest

Mechanics

Pattern
vertical press
Equipment
bodyweight
Geometry
90° Alignment
Energy model
Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
Target feel
Delts and triceps maxed at lockout — gravity makes top half hardest.
Progression
Freestanding HSPU; add deficit with parallettes for greater ROM.
Regression
Pike push-up on floor; decline push-up as stepping stone.

Watch for

  • Arching excessively — wall banana position increases fall risk
  • Hands too far from wall — shifts load forward
  • Cutting ROM short before crown touches

Substitutions

  • Pike push-up
  • Barbell overhead press
  • DB seated press
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