What You are Missing to Handstand Press! 🤸‍♀️

The handstand press is by far the most requested handstand skill, and it truly is a benchmark skill to show you’re strong and confident in your handstand. BUT many people risk shoulder injuries when they start handstand press drills before their shoulders are strong enough to hold a proper handstand. 🔑 Key Elements to Achieving Your Handstand Press: Hold a consistent 30-60s straight handstand Hold a tuck handstand for 15-30s Hold a straddle handstand for 15-30s (Bonus points if you can hold a pike handstand for 10-30s!) Additionally, you should be able to transition between the straddle and straight handstands. ➡️ If you can’t perform these handstand shapes freestanding, your shoulders are NOT strong enough to safely train most handstand press drills. I know this may not sound as exciting for some… but I promise that if you follow this process, you’ll achieve your handstand press faster—and with stronger, healthier shoulders in the long run. This coaching method comes from my personal journey of trying to train and perform handstand press drills before mastering these foundational shapes. I ended up injuring both shoulders and was left feeling completely defeated…. With the help of many amazing professionals, I learned to break down shoulder anatomy and build my handstand foundations. As my freestanding handstands strengthened in these shapes, I achieved my first handstand press as a byproduct—and my shoulders have never been stronger. 💪 Get started with 1:1 online handstand coaching with me! I have over 10 years of experience coaching all levels and ages. Stop the guessing game and fast track your handstand progress https://www.mindful-somatics.com/11-h... To find out when the next live class will be join my email list 💌 https://www.mindful-somatics.com/subs... More mobility follow-along videos on my website 🧘‍♀️ https://www.mindful-somatics.com/ Instagram:   / chala.moves   TikTok:   / chala.moves