Press handstand tutorials
Learn to transfer your weight from your feet to your hands without using momentum.
Press handstand tutorials
From your first steps with the straddle press handstand to mastering a smooth Stalder press handstand, this step-by-step program combines expert tutorials with a progressive training plan designed to help you perfect every phase.
How does it work
Your complete guide to mastering press handstands
This tutorial series is designed to take you on a step-by-step journey to build a strong and masterful press handstand, regardless of your level. You’ll begin with targeted strength and flexibility exercises, focusing on the key stages of the press handstand, and on developing mobility in the hamstrings, glutes and back to support a deep, effective pike.
From there, the tutorials will guide you through perfecting the press handstand from a standing position (in straddle and in pike), before moving on to press handstand from seated, including the full Stalder press handstand.
Each video is packed with clear explanations, technique breakdowns, and safe, repeatable drills that you can practice at home with minimal equipment. The multi-level program enables you to train at your own pace and repeat sections as needed until you have truly mastered each phase.
What does it include
40 detailed tutorial videos
In-depth explanations to help you perform each exercise with proper form and understand the mechanics behind every phase of the press handstand.
3 multi-level programs
— From basics to the Stalder press
Progress at your own pace with structured programs that guide you from building essential strength and flexibility all the way to a full straddle or pike press handstand from seated.
Forum access
Connect with other participants, share your journey, and get answers to your questions.
You will need
Wall space, yoga blocks, resistance bands, a chair, and a flat, firm surface.
Lifetime access
Train when it suits you, and rewatch each video whenever you want with lifetime access.
What does it cover
01.
Building the foundation of your press handstand by learning the mechanics and developing the required strength and flexibility.
- A full breakdown of the mechanics behind press handstand from a standing position
- Targeted strength-building exercises, focusing on the key stages of the press handstand
- Flexibility drills, developing the mobility needed for efficient movement
02.
Developing your press handstand with targeted drills, scaled progressions, and more advanced strength and flexibility training.
- Strength and flexibility exercises to help you with more advanced press handstands
- Specific drills to help develop each stage of the press handstand
- Scaled progressions for every exercise so you can follow at your own level
- Separate variations for straddle and pike press handstands
03.
Mastering advanced press handstand variations, including pike and Stalder, with focused drills and control exercices.
- A complete breakdown of the technique for press handstands from a seated start
- Focused exercises to develop the strength and flexibility specifically needed for a seated start
- Targeted drills for every stage of the press handstand
- Scaled options for each exercise to match your progression
- Specific exercises for the straddle and pike variations of the seated start
- Drills to build autonomy and control in the full Stalder press handstand
Ready to learn how to press handstand?
The press handstand is an intermediate skill that requires you to be able to comfortably balance in a handstand for approximately 20 seconds. However, our first step focuses on building strength and flexibility, so you can start working on the press handstand technique even if you’re not yet holding a stable handstand. Progress at your own pace, and move on to the next steps whenever you feel ready and confident.