From Push Up To Handstand Push Up

Learn how to perfect the pushup, the handstand, and ultimately the handstand push up!

What you’ll learn
You will learn the essential principles of upper body pushing strength and be able to apply these principles safely and sustainably. Ultimately, you will be able to progress from a basic push up to an impressive and inspiring handstand push up.

Requirements
If you have any shoulder pain, be sure to get clearance from a Physician before pursuing this course.

Description
This course will teach how to use your body as your own personal gym when training the push up, and it’s appropriate for all levels! Whether you can barely do one push up or you’ve been able to achieve multiple push ups but you’re ready to start stepping up the difficulty, then this is the course for you. You’ll learn how to:modulate the intensity of a push by using mechanical leverage; train the push up sustainably and safely; progress from push up to, ultimately, the handstand pushup using the necessary and appropriate progressions.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Learn how to progress from the basic push up to the impressive handstand push up

Section 2: The Push Up

Lecture 2 The Importance of Wrist Mobility

Lecture 3 The Scapulae, Hips, and the Plank

Lecture 4 “T” vs. The Arrow

Lecture 5 Push Up Progressions

Section 3: Handstand Prep

Lecture 6 The Headstand

Lecture 7 Pike Progressions

Lecture 8 Handstand Progressions

Section 4: The Handstand and Handstand Push Up

Lecture 9 The Free Handstand

Lecture 10 The Handstand Push Up

Anyone interested in learning: how to master their upper body pushing capability; achieve an impressive skill set; understand the essential principles behind safe and effective bodyweight pushing.