Exercise Guide
Wall Walk
Walking your feet up a wall from a plank into a near-handstand and back down. Builds overhead strength and the confidence to be upside down.
AdvancedStrengthPushCompound
Form
Start
Mid
End
Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Details
Primary Muscle
Shoulders
Equipment
Bodyweight
Difficulty
Advanced
Category
Strength
Force
Push
Mechanic
Compound
Secondary Muscles
CoreChestTriceps
How to Perform
- 1
Lie face-down with your feet against the base of a wall and your hands on the floor beneath your shoulders.
- 2
Press up into a plank and walk your feet up the wall while walking your hands in toward it.
- 3
Continue until your chest is close to the wall and your body is nearly vertical.
- 4
Reverse the movement, walking your hands out and your feet down under control.
Tips
- ★Keep your core braced and ribs down - letting the back arch is what makes people fall.
- ★Set a distance you will walk your hands to and stop there rather than going to failure upside down.