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Puppy Press Drills

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Preview: Puppy Press Drills

Hatha Advanced

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Angela Kukhahn

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Published on February 21, 2018

This is a tutorial for those of you on the quest for the press! We will go through a bunch of drills that will teach you the movements essential for the Puppy Press to Handstand! The puppy press is a major milestone on the way to a full press to handstand. We will begin on our backs with core work and then warm up our shoulders, hamstrings and wrists before moving on to drills using the wall, blocks, bolster and a chair! Enjoy!

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