Talk:Handstand push-up

It says "with the arms having to hold almost 100% of the body's weight". Almost? I'd say the arms hold exactly 100% of the body weight, don't they? --89.217.195.89 (talk) 11:42, 15 August 2009 (UTC) Not when you make the HSPUs against a wall. 134.102.123.211 (talk) 09:28, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Muscles used
The article states, "The shoulder muscles are meant to be extended, as if shrugging, or moving the body away from the arms, making this an intense shoulder exercise". Wouldn't this particular action stress the trapezius, not the shoulders? And perhaps the (anterior?) deltoids should be mentioned as prime movers, along with the triceps. What do others think? -- David Scarlett (Talk) 13:22, 31 May 2006 (UTC) The Lateral deltoids are usid as prime movers, the trapezius is a stablizer but it doesn't induce any movement and the triceps take most of the load but not all. In a full range of motion handstnad pushups the lateral deltroids are used in this full range of motion and this variation is the best bodyweight move to train them, also since the lateral deltroids ni most humans are slow twitch dominant muscules high repetitions wil only help build more mass in that area as the trainee progresses in them.

also my note on full range of motion HSPUS between chairs, if the cheairs or anythign used to place the hands on is set or right failing the move will just result in a headstand which isn't any more dangerous then a normall handstand, ofcource cution should be added

Potential health issue?
Should there be a note on potential health issues, arising from increased blood pressure, caused by the inverted position (combined with challenging exercise)?Skrio (talk) 17:41, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I agree, could definitively be of worth to note. Apparently, unlike the legs, the vascular system in ones head doesn't have muscles that help pump back blood, leading to blood amassing if the upside-down position is suspended for too long. This is stated to potentially increase the risk of stroke and also some nasty stuff to ones lungs. Found this after a quick search; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7633617.stm 213.112.205.85 (talk) 17:32, 22 April 2011 (UTC)