Wall Walk
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Starting in a plank with feet against a wall, walk the feet up and the hands back toward the wall into a belly-to-wall handstand — a low-fear way to build inverted shoulder strength.
Detail
Begin in a push-up plank with the soles of the feet against the base of a wall. Walk the feet up the wall while walking the hands backward toward the wall, climbing into a belly-to-wall (chest-to-wall) handstand with the body vertical and hollow. Walk back down to reverse. Because you enter inversion gradually and the wall supports you, the wall walk safely builds the Deltoids, Serratus Anterior, and Triceps Brachii strength and shoulder tolerance needed for handstands — without a kick-up.
Progress by walking the hands closer to the wall (more vertical), holding the top belly-to-wall position longer, and tightening the hollow line. A key early step in the Handstand Progression before the Kick-Up to Handstand.
Key facts
- From a plank, walk feet up the wall and hands toward it into a belly-to-wall handstand.
- Builds inverted shoulder strength and confidence with no kick-up needed.
- Progress by getting more vertical and holding the top longer with a tight hollow.
Connections
- Handstand Progression — step 2.
- Kick-Up to Handstand — the next step.
- Deltoids / Serratus Anterior — prime movers.
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