Parallel bars handstand

ShouldersUpper armsAbsForearms

🔧 Parallel bars ↕ both ⏱ sec Difficulty: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

From a support on the bars, press or swing the legs overhead into a handstand with the arms locked. Stack the hips and shoulders over the hands and hold a straight line, correcting balance through the grip. Lower under control.

Muscles Worked

Anterior DeltoidTricepsRectus AbdominisWrist Flexors

Tips

Grip the bars actively to steer the balance. Keep the ribs down and glutes tight. Have a safe dismount planned before you go up.

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