Activate Your Press-Up is a video series designed to give you all the tools you need to find your lift off into press-up handstand. Organized in a way that breakdowns are separated from practice along videos so you can get the most out of your time. Each of these videos starts with core drills to...

This short video tells you how to use this series. I keep instructional breakdowns and terms separately in the Foundations video The warm-up video can be done before each video 1-7. Videos 1-7 are all practice along, they do not have a warm-up. You'll get right to it! Bonus video gives you wrist ...

Sit back, watch and listen. This video is packed with several of the key terms and alignment tips you need to get a solid handstand practice. I'll define and demo key terms that I'll use throughout the series. Basic handstand foundations will be covered as well as key principles particular to pre...

This efficient warm up targets your most used areas for your press-up handstands. Hands and wrists, shoulders, core, hips and hamstrings. A little warm up on each area will go a long way in your press-up handstand practice.

This video sets the foundation of your press-up. Getting the ability to lean forward and lift your feet is one of the most challenging points of your press up handstand. You’ll start with core stability and shoulder stability work and then work on techniques and drills to find your lift off!

Many students start off with puppy press because the wide legs and one bent knee make lift off slightly easier. Often students try to hike their knee up in an effort to use the hips to find lift. I’m going to show you how to use your core to find lift off in puppy-press. We’ll start with core wor...

Core work will focus on strengthening the abductors, outer hip muscles in order to straddle press-up.Learn the straddle press-up pattern, how to use props to access lift off, and drills to continue to strengthen you for press-up.

Single-leg press--up teaches you to lift one leg in the air, lean and use your core compression to float the bottom leg up. You’ll begin to see how much flexibility will play a part in your press with this challenging leg position. Core work and drills focus on splits and we will continue to use ...

Tuck teaches us how essential compression is to your press-up. Learn how to compress your thighs toward your torso to find lift with the strength of your core. Our core drills and press-up will focus on this position.

You could think of half-pike as a mashup of tuck and pike. Bending one leg in makes pike slightly less challenging to help us toward the ultimate pike press-up. Core drills in this shape will be explored and we will continue to use props to access our press-up.

One of the hardest handstands, pike press-up challenges both our flexibility and strength. You’ll learn why compression is so important and what muscles it requires to pull the legs up before and after your pike position. You’ll do core work and drills to get you ready for this challenging press-...

Press-up handstands put your wrists in extension past the 90 degree angle. In order to practice press-up and keep your wrists healthy, you’ll need to build strength in your hands, wrists, and forearms. This bonus video offers some of the most effective ways to get your wrists ready for press-up h...