Uploaded July 2016 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Learn the shoulder stand on parallettes, with this cool step by step tutorial. The Parallettes are from "Lex Quinta" - in my opinion the best Parallettes on the market.
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0:25 The progressions are split into six parts. For the first part, stand on an elevated object and lean forward while grabbing your bars. If you have high bars, start from a chair. Do not touch the ground with your head or face. Hold this for 30 seconds, then come back to the starting position. Keep your elbows close to your body. Do not tuck them under your body and do not let them flair to the side.
0:59 Part two is the same exercise as part one; however, you lift off one foot. Switch the feet after each hold, and again go until 30 seconds become easy.
1:36 Once you have mastered the first part, you can lean forward and start hopping into the air lightly. Get both feet off the floor and engage your core muscles to stay in the air. Practice ten or more of these hops, until you start staying in the air longer.
1:57 For the fourth part, you try to reduce the force that you do in your jump, and try to stay in the air as long as you can. This will take considerable amounts of core and triceps strength, but you'll eventually get it right!
2:30 Remove your elevated object and continue by now lifting your legs up into the air and work on straightening them, while you keep your balance and form. You're almost there now.
2:52 The last step is the complete shoulder stand. Lean forward, lift your feet up into the air, straighten your legs and tadaa: You got it! Congratulations.
Learn the shoulder stand on parallettes, with this cool step by step tutorial. The Parallettes are from "Lex Quinta" - in my opinion the best Parallettes on the market.
For easy reference and navigation:
0:25 The progressions are split into six parts. For the first part, stand on an elevated object and lean forward while grabbing your bars. If you have high bars, start from a chair. Do not touch the ground with your head or face. Hold this for 30 seconds, then come back to the starting position. Keep your elbows close to your body. Do not tuck them under your body and do not let them flair to the side.
0:59 Part two is the same exercise as part one; however, you lift off one foot. Switch the feet after each hold, and again go until 30 seconds become easy.
1:36 Once you have mastered the first part, you can lean forward and start hopping into the air lightly. Get both feet off the floor and engage your core muscles to stay in the air. Practice ten or more of these hops, until you start staying in the air longer.
1:57 For the fourth part, you try to reduce the force that you do in your jump, and try to stay in the air as long as you can. This will take considerable amounts of core and triceps strength, but you'll eventually get it right!
2:30 Remove your elevated object and continue by now lifting your legs up into the air and work on straightening them, while you keep your balance and form. You're almost there now.
2:52 The last step is the complete shoulder stand. Lean forward, lift your feet up into the air, straighten your legs and tadaa: You got it! Congratulations.
