THE WHAT & HOW:
Drills bridging the gap between 'Protracted pike pushup' (PPPu) variations and the fully-extended handstand-pushup (HSPU), with support from a wall. The same structure and pushing mechanics as the PPPu apply here precisely, so these should be reviewed here if necessary: https://www.movemorevrl.com/videos/protracted-pike-pushup

A few brief, recapping check-points:
- Strong EXTERNAL shoulder-rotation with the hands "screwing" outward against the floor, keeping the shoulders IN (i.e. avoid "flaring" outward). The intention is always one of shoulder-PROTRACTION and maintaining an upper-body "hollow" (even if it is not truly sustained)

- The shoulder-angle "closes" BEFORE the elbows bend into the ecc. push (the sensation is of transition from an overhead straight-arm push to a marginally horizontal push).

- The trajectory of the head is FORWARD of the hands, leading toward forming an equilateral triangle/"tripod" with the hands. The forearms remain VERTICAL throughout (elbows stacked over the HEEL of the wrists).

Whilst ultimately a vertically-pushing, bent-arm strength context, the wall-supported HSPU, as with freestanding, is made SIGNIFICANTLY easier when the load of the hips & legs are optimally STACKED over their base throughout (i.e. the elbows & wrists in EVERY phase of the movement, from straight to bent-arm & back again). Any significant difficulty will be due to a breakdown in this optimal alignment.

0:05 - PPPu to BASt
0:40 - Wall-supported ROM HSPU

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