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Handstand Push-Up Alternative

12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles

1
Full Planche demonstration

Full Planche
2
Handstand Walk demonstration

Handstand Walk
3
Boxing Jab demonstration

Boxing Jab
4
Full Planche Push-Up demonstration

Full Planche Push-Up
5
Pike to Cobra Push-Up demonstration

Pike to Cobra Push-Up
6
Frog Planche demonstration

Frog Planche
7
Jab Crosses demonstration

Jab Crosses
8
Handstand demonstration

Handstand
9
Medicine Ball Catch and Overhead Throw demonstration

Medicine Ball Catch and Overhead Throw
10
Handstand Push-Up against the Wall demonstration

Handstand Push-Up against the Wall
11
Handstand against the Wall demonstration

Handstand against the Wall
12
Raise Single Leg Push-Up demonstration

Raise Single Leg Push-Up

Criteria used to find exercise alternatives

Same target muscles

We rank alternatives highest when their primary muscles exactly match. i.e: same target muscle, different movement.

Full muscle overlap

Secondary muscles and synergists are scored too, keeping the overall movement pattern close to the original lift.

Equipment considered

Equipment overlap nudges similar-kit options up the list. But we include different-equipment alternatives too so you're never stuck.

What the Handstand Push-Up trains

Primary Deltoid Anterior Triceps Brachii

Secondary Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head Rectus Abdominis Serratus Anterior Trapezius Upper Fibers

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