Straddle 90-degree pushup (Straddle handstand to elbow lever to handstand)

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Technique

  1. Start from a Straddle handstand position.
  2. Bend your arms to lower down, as if you were going to do a Handstand pushup , except that you lean forward more.
  3. At the bottom, your body is parallel to the floor. That position is the same as the bottom position of a Straddle planche pushup .
  4. Reverse the motion to go back up to the starting position.

Form tips

  1. Avoid arching the back and avoid using momentum.

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