Free Handstand
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
This is a technical lift, best learned under a coach’s eye before loading heavy.
HOW TO PERFORM
- Kick or press to a handstand (against a wall to start).
- Stack hips over shoulders over hands, body tight.
- Press the floor away and hold.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Shoulders
Secondary
- Triceps
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Chest-to-Wall Handstand
- Free Handstand
- One-Arm Handstand
- Wall-Supported Handstand
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.