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 Read Working up to a Handstand Part one.

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If you have followed the instructions in Part one,  you should now be able to kick up and land in a handstand against the wall. You will probably be a bit wobbly but, you’ll be practicing often and your body will be rapidly learning the skill of maintaining the handstand!

So, lets get straight on with it and learn how to go from just kicking up into a handstand to completing a full handstand push up.

The next step is to build your strength and skill by extending the length of time that you can hold the handstand position.

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Hand Stand push ups are undoubtedly impressive. When you see someone kick their feet off the ground and start pressing their bodyweight (upside down!), you can’t help but be wowed.

If you are like most people who have never done one before though, you will doubt that you could ever do one. They look too hard.

The good news  is that so long as you are reasonably healthy and don’t suffer from any physical disabilities, you could almost certainly work up to it and surprisingly fast as well!

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