Skills Advanced
Rank #83 of 100
Tuck Planche
The first true planche: the whole tucked body floats parallel to the floor, supported only by straight arms.
- Equipment
- Floor or parallettes
- Focus
- Gravity-defying static holds and balance feats.
Muscles worked
- Front Delts
- Chest
- Core
- Biceps
How to do it well
- 1 Lean shoulders far past the hands.
- 2 Protract and depress the scapulae hard.
- 3 Keep the hips at shoulder height.
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The straight body held horizontal facing the floor — often the first lever skill athletes achieve.
Shoulders Lats Lower Back
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Handstand
A balanced inversion on straight arms — the foundational skill that unlocks pressing, balance and body control.
Shoulders Core Wrists