Skills Advanced
Rank #90 of 100
Handstand
A balanced inversion on straight arms — the foundational skill that unlocks pressing, balance and body control.
- Equipment
- Wall optional
- Focus
- Gravity-defying static holds and balance feats.
Muscles worked
- Shoulders
- Core
- Wrists
- Forearms
How to do it well
- 1 Stack wrists, shoulders and hips over the hands.
- 2 Balance with small finger pressure adjustments.
- 3 Build with chest-to-wall holds first.
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Back Lever
The straight body held horizontal facing the floor — often the first lever skill athletes achieve.
Shoulders Lats Lower Back
Skills
Advanced #86
Tuck Front Lever
Hanging from a bar, the tucked body is held horizontal — the entry point to the front-lever progression.
Lats Core Lower Back
Skills
Advanced #83
Tuck Planche
The first true planche: the whole tucked body floats parallel to the floor, supported only by straight arms.
Front Delts Chest Core