Handstand Hold
Balance upside down on the hands with the body straight and arms locked, and hold the position.
- Pattern
- Press overhead
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Works
- Front delt, triceps
- Loads
- Shoulders, wrists
If something hurts
Not medical advice. Sharp pain, numbness or swelling needs someone qualified to look at it.
Each swap below spares one joint.
Shoulder Landmine PressTry it if it feels okay
Presses at an angle instead of a locked-out overhead hold, so the shoulder moves through less range and the wrist does not bear weight.
Wrist Landmine Press
Presses at an angle instead of a locked-out overhead hold, so the shoulder moves through less range and the wrist does not bear weight.
When it stalls, these usually help
Direct work for your triceps, which this lift also depends on.
How Swolver coaches it
This lift is read from your own sessions. When it goes flat for four weeks, Swolver names the likely cause in plain words, such as weekly sets that dropped, and the one change to make. The rules are all on the method page.