Pike Push-Up Tutorial: Learning the Handstand Push-Up

The Floor Pike Push-Up is an essential exercise to master if you ever want to perform a free standing, flat back Handstand Push Up. The Pike Push-Up is considered such an important lead-up exercise for the HSPU because it helps you develop strength in a vertical line of force where the elbows are pulling in towards each other and away from the head. This allows you to maintain your balance during the lowering or negative phase of the movement as well as the pushing or positive phase on the way back up. If