Push Elite
Rank #15 of 100
Freestanding Handstand Push-Up
A handstand push-up with no wall — combining a maximal overhead press with continuous balance correction.
- Equipment
- None
- Focus
- Press the world away
Muscles worked
- Shoulders
- Triceps
- Traps
- Core
How to do it well
- 1 Own a 30-second freestanding handstand first.
- 2 Press evenly to avoid drifting off balance.
- 3 Use parallettes to deepen the range over time.
More push work
View all → Push
Elite #12
One-Arm Push-Up
A push-up on a single arm with a widened foot base, demanding immense pressing strength and full-body anti-rotation control.
Chest Triceps Front Delts
Push
Elite #19
Korean Dip
A dip behind a straight bar with the body leaned back, brutally loading the triceps and rear shoulders.
Triceps Rear Delts Chest
Push
Elite #20
Planche Push-Up
A push-up performed in a planche with the feet off the ground — arguably the hardest pressing movement in calisthenics.
Front Delts Chest Biceps