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Kipping Handstand Push-Up Alternative

12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles

1
Full Planche demonstration

Full Planche
2
Boxing Jab demonstration

Boxing Jab
3
Handstand Walk demonstration

Handstand Walk
4
Jab Crosses demonstration

Jab Crosses
5
Frog Planche demonstration

Frog Planche
6
Medicine Ball Catch and Overhead Throw demonstration

Medicine Ball Catch and Overhead Throw
7
Pike to Cobra Push-Up demonstration

Pike to Cobra Push-Up
8
Full Planche Push-Up demonstration

Full Planche Push-Up
9
Handstand Push-Up demonstration

Handstand Push-Up
10
Handstand Push-Up against the Wall demonstration

Handstand Push-Up against the Wall
11
Handstand demonstration

Handstand
12
Spider Crawl Push-Up demonstration

Spider Crawl 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 Kipping Handstand Push-Up trains

Primary Deltoid Anterior Triceps Brachii

Secondary Obliques Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head Rectus Abdominis

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