Have also heard them called Handstand Push-ups. Do a headstand, press into a handstand, repeat for reps (often with feet supported against a mirror/wall).
My question is, is this a good exercise for overall shoulder development. I’m thinking of adding in on “shoulder day” of my split.
Thanks for the opinions.
If you can do them then by all means throw them in just be careful. It doesn’t allow full ROM (unless you don’t have a head) so I personally would add another another vertical pressing movement as well.
Check out beastskills.com and build some parallete bars. They’re about 5x harder with the full range of motion. Its easier to balance on them too, if you want to try it without the wall. I stick to OH presses at the gym, but the paralletes are fun to mess around with at home and I usually do some sets on jump rope days or rest days.
I hear all the top bodybuilders are doing these as their primary shoulder exercise.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
I hear all the top bodybuilders are doing these as their primary shoulder exercise.[/quote]
Bodybuilders…fuck that, we’re all about building the body with our definition of “bodybuilding.”
OK, Lanky…I get the sarcasm.
Was just wondering if this was another viable exercise to put in the toolbox or a waste of time. Thanks for the opinions.
I’ve tried them, and they are definitely not easy. My main problem with them is it feels like my head is going to explode from all the blood flow. I guess you eventually get used to it. Or have an aneurism and die.
[quote]HG Thrower wrote:
I’ve tried them, and they are definitely not easy. My main problem with them is it feels like my head is going to explode from all the blood flow. I guess you eventually get used to it. Or have an aneurism and die. [/quote]
This was my take on it. Why shy away from presses and some laterals in order to get partial ROM and possible (likely) dizziness? Just wouldn’t make sense to me.
I’ve done them in the past (full ROM as well) and while they might be a good basic BW exercise (like push-ups), they lack the progressive resistance potential of exercises like BB/DB shoulder presses.
They might be fun to throw in every once in a while, but I wouldn’t make them one of my primary shoulder exercises if bodybuilding was my goal (which it is).