Handstand push-up

<h2 id="similar-exercises">Similar exercises</h2>
<p>The movement can be considered a <a href="/facts/Bodyweight_exercise/lJ3BLzXE">bodyweight</a> exercise similar to the <a href="/facts/Military_press/JgFA0Uph">military press</a>, while the <a href="/facts/Push-up/7J7SmYSL">regular push-up</a> is similar to the <a href="/facts/Bench_press/EdEravIA">bench press</a>.
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<h2 id="muscles">Muscles</h2>
<p>The primary muscles used in the handstand push-up are the <a href="/facts/Anterior_deltoid/se9ub2Ld">anterior deltoid</a>, middle deltoid, posterior deltoid, <a href="/facts/Pectoralis_major/TYGcRM1U">pectoralis major</a>, upper trapezius, and <a href="/facts/Triceps_brachii/gGsCGex4">triceps brachii</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>
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<h2 id="ability">Ability</h2>
<p>The handstand push-up is measured in the Men's Gymnastics Functional Measurement Tool (MGFMT). According to one test on competitive male gymnasts in the United States, those competing at Level 4 averaged 3.0 handstand push-ups while those at Level 10 averaged 15.7.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpOCHYxF_Dw">Demonstration of freestanding press-ups on parallettes</a> on <a href="/facts/YouTube_video_(identifier)/db276jst">YouTube</a> - broken link</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PmLL_c9b2Y">Tips on How to do Handstand Pushups and make them easier or harder for you</a> on <a href="/facts/YouTube_video_(identifier)/db276jst">YouTube</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Johnson, Abigail; Meador, Melanie; Bodamer, Meghan; Langford, Emily; Snarr, Ronald L. (2019). "Exercise Technique: Handstand Push-up". Strength & Conditioning Journal. 41 (2): 119–123. doi:10.1519/SSC.0000000000000427. S2CID 56807126. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Sleeper, MD; Kenyon, LK; Elliott, JM; Cheng, MS (2016). "Measuring Sport-Specific Physical Abilities in Male Gymnasts: The Men's Gymnastics Functional Measurement Tool". International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 11 (7): 1082–1100. PMC 5159633. PMID 27999723. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5159633" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5159633</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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