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Handstand push-up
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<p>The handstand push-up (press-up) - also called the vertical push-up (press-up) or the inverted push-up (press-up), also called "commandos" - is a type of <a href="/facts/Push-up/7J7SmYSL">push-up</a> <a href="/facts/Exercise/egYQjt8A">exercise</a> where the body is positioned in a <a href="/facts/Handstand/LBxgwN3W">handstand</a>. For a true handstand, the exercise is performed free-standing, held in the air. To prepare the strength until one has built adequate balance, the feet are often placed against a wall, held by a partner, or secured in some other way from falling. Handstand pushups require significant <a href="/facts/Physical_strength/uaT91j7Q">strength</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Balance_(ability)/Y67XdInN">balance</a> and control if performed free-standing. </p>