Pike Pushups: How to Perform them in a way that corresponds to the freestanding Handstand Pushup

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4 жыл бұрын

Pike pushups can be a really useful assistance exercise to help develop the strength necessary for the handstand pushup.
However, the issue is that when most people perform this movement, they are not doing it in a way to correlate the movement pattern to the HSPU.
There are just a few details in terms of form and execution that should help make the progression more clear, so you can sooner realize the "final form" of the move.
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@idoaviv5130 3 жыл бұрын

"Planching the shoulders first". This is very important!!! It took me time to realise it. Fiming yourself when performing those really helps! Thank you Yuri!

@oli7120 Жыл бұрын

The rsdtyler of the handstand world, thanks homie

@davidfreel1451 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yuri, I really appreciate the care you take in allowing the tone of your voice reflect the humility you have earned. I'm going to think about this for a few days and give it a try when I'm ready. Thanks ever so much.

@ChemWolff 4 жыл бұрын

The way you articulate just goes to show how deeply you control what you're talking about. Your live sessions must be a blast

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@palmacardio 4 жыл бұрын

Gold gold gold everywhere. Thank you!

@ceili 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you said you still find them difficult. I can do hspus but I still find pike pu's (as you demonstrated) quite tough

@normanquednau 4 жыл бұрын

Love your tutorials👍🙂

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@PhillGraaf 3 жыл бұрын

Great knowledge here... So many people are doing it in an inefficient way and I also got A LOT from this video... Thank you so much.

@yurimar 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@sakuragi_hanamichi3263 4 жыл бұрын

Useful

@lidorshalom_ 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing tut Yuri! When there will be workshop in Israel?

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

when someone wants to actually plan and organize the event. seems like i have a lot of people interested, but noone seems to want to go through the effort to set up an event

@jakazabukovec5936 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Yuri! Great tutorial, thank you for this! One question; i work my shoulders quite a lot, I am pretty strong at them (on Saturdays I do, for example, a shoulder day; 4x wall hspu - 10 sets, 15x hs shrugs - 10 sets, 8x pike - 10 sets, 10x pseudo planche pushup - 5 sets, and some resistance bands supersets to kill of the arms). But I am still struggling with the free standing hspu. Do you think it's more of a "form"/balance issue, or am I just not strong enough?

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

don't know, it's hard to say without actually seeing what you're doing it. freestanding HSPU requires balance, skill, and strength. Just being strong enough is not sufficient. Also, even when working on the pure strength, you still have to think about the technique. The way most people do wall HSPU does not mimic the movement pattern of the freestanding version

@jakazabukovec5936 4 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar Yes, I figured. I will think about it and maybe get someone to check my form. Thank you Yuri, great content!

@AJ-et3vf Жыл бұрын

Great video 👍📸 thank you 😀

@mohamedsamy717 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Yuri, i am almost a week practicing on this exercise, i feel all the stress in my forearms, but not in my shoulders, when i started i couldn't complete one rep, today i reached 4. Wonder am i executing the exercise right. I'm so keen keeping all time my elbow over my hand palm.

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

hard to say what your issue is without actually seeing you do it

@strahinja95 Жыл бұрын

Could you please explain why do we push into a leaned position and then open the shoulders instead of pushing into opened shoulders(resting position)? I think that the same technique can be applied using a weight plate(the big one) where we push to a position slightly in front of us, and then open the shoulders aka lean into it. Correct?

@literathos3171 4 жыл бұрын

How do I combine the balance and the strength needed on my training? I mean, I practice 10 - 15 min of handstands before my BW workout, and as a strength exercise I do wall HeSPU (Will try this now). But how do I practice the real thing? sets - reps? practice time like handstands?

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

Can't give you an answer here because it depends on so many factors, especially the proficiency of your actual handstand. This would be best answered through an online coaching session because then I can give you precise answers based on your individual situation. The topic is going to be covered in my next book as well

@bdbaba8875 4 жыл бұрын

Aloha Yuri. I do both these on rings and handstand push ups against the wall - facing the wall - switching every other workout on push day. Should I just do one or the other? Really want to get to a free standing handstand push up this year. Over 50 by the way in case that helps. Thanks.

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

it's hard to say without working with you in person. too many potential variiables I generally place any work in handstand as a higher priority for HSPU. this is more of an assistance exercise as to your question, it really depends on your execution

@bdbaba8875 4 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar Yuri! You are the man! Thanks. Let me know if you ever come to the Big Island. Thanks for the great videos.

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

@@bdbaba8875 I'm open to the trip if we can set up a workshop there

@luvgwyneth 4 жыл бұрын

If I come up with arching in the back, is it because the shoulders are still too weak? It reminds me of compensation in push ups...

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

too hard to say without actually seeing you do it

@UsernameTaken. 3 жыл бұрын

613 Hey Yuri ! Pike push ups can be done even with retraction or with protraction,but which one do you recommend? I watched the video , you were using protraction if I noticed it right ,but you didn't mention it was a mistake to go with retraction,so what's the difference? And about 6:13 I have always seen on videos that when you go back up you go directly in the pike position instead of in the lean pike position ,is there also any difference between this 2 positions ? Greatful for this video !

@yurimar 3 жыл бұрын

protraction is preferred and will have more carryover to freestanding HSPU

@UsernameTaken. 3 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar and how about the second question ,about 6:13 ?

@yurimar 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not really sure what you’re trying to ask me with that question. You’re going to have to be a lot more specific and clear with your language. What if I think it’s what you’re asking, I’m pretty sure I answer that in the video. There are a lot of ways to do something, my way is not the best way, I just have a particular method and style that I like to use to teach these movements. If somebody does it differently than me, that’s absolutely fine,

@UsernameTaken. 3 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar Thank you wise man

@Preben2024 4 жыл бұрын

So planche shoulders past hands a little first then bend the arms elbows in terms of the pike push up?

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

yes, for learning the movement anyway. When you get better the shoulder lean and elbow bend will happen at the same time, but I find the separation is better in the beginning for clarity. Main idea is just to keep the feet as light as possible

@Preben2024 4 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar So thats the kinda same mechanics as doing it freestanding full HSPU?

@andreadecaria9701 4 жыл бұрын

I have tried this tips before and my feet always get off the ground on the way back up

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

sounds like you may as well go for the actual HSPU, sounds like you're strong enough

@mohamedsamy717 4 жыл бұрын

Seems to me that you breath out in your way down to make your nose touching the floor and breath in during your way back to the starting position.. I'm asking, Is that how suppose to be breathing at the pike push up. Since i do regular push ups, i breath in when i going down to the floor, and breath out in my way up to the starting position. By the way i did the pike push up today, and felt like my toes raised a bit up from the floor, i feel that improvement

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

You don’t wanna breathe in when you’re applying force. So when I do these push-ups I hold my breath on the way down and then I breathe out as I go up. Breathing in the top when I’m in a resting position

@mohamedsamy717 4 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar Thank you Yuri for your reply, it helps me for better understanding the movement. My best wishes to you

@Preben2024 4 жыл бұрын

Does keeping the forearms vertical in the entire freestanding HSPU play a major role in the balance aspect if one is not as much lacking pushing strength?

@yurimar 4 жыл бұрын

yes. vertical line of force allows you to use your hands properly to maintain balance and also helps counterbalance your shoulders and legs.

@erickvianamelo2574 2 жыл бұрын

5:49 8:50

@anthonycraig274 2 жыл бұрын

How about wall handstand pushups?

@yurimar 2 жыл бұрын

What about them? This video covers pike push-ups, not wall handstand push-ups. That’s a different topic

@anthonycraig274 2 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar You stated that its better achieve the handstand first then work on the handstand press. I was wondering, doing handstand against the wall, would that be a more beneficial exercise to help achieve the handstand press by doing handstand press agains the wall or would you still advice the pike first.

@yurimar 2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonycraig274 honestly, that all depends on how the exercise is performed as well as your level of strength and confidence in your HS. I'll have a course on HSPU development coming soon

@anthonycraig274 2 жыл бұрын

@@yurimar Thank you for answering my questions. Oh, I really find your videos extremely informative. I will look forward to your videos regarding HSPUs