Pro Climber VS. Handstand Push-up || Magnus Midtbø tries Calisthenics

[@Sondre_Berg]

Handstand push-up program, workouts, 1000+ exercises for handstand & bodyweight strength is also in my App: www.bergmovement.com/movement-trybe-app I want this to be accessible to as many as possible, so please remember that if you are in a less fortunate economic situation, you can apply for discounts (25-75%) or a scholarship. Applications are found on the same link :)

[@LiviuHomalăulSectar]

Can you please tell what is your weight and height! Thanks!

[@oliwamick]

is it possible to buy the handstand push-up ladders outside the app, like in an excel sheet? great program! really nice videos!

[@tegridyweed7863]

Bro where are your shoulders? You have perfect looking health but it looks like Thanos snapped his fingers and only your shoulders are gone. Use a wall more often and increase your variety of handstand shoulder muscle excercise positions!

[@SwingboyPA]

Hi, this might not be the best place to say it, but my wife and I really enjoyed being "introduced" to you by watching Magnus' climbing video. We appreciated your relaxed attitude and how much fun you guys had together just "trying stuff". I wish more people related to sports that way without all the "win/doom" attitude. Winning is definitely fun (and is important professionally), but I can see that both of you are challenging yourselves more than each other. I'm glad you made the time for that. Also: what you do is amazing. You know those "People are amazing videos"? Yeah, you are amazing. Peace!

[@StephenTvedt]

Coming from Magnus’ channel. Nice send of that 7a+

[@jonathanwieringa8808]

same here, another channel to binge

[@GorkaLarrazabal]

@@jonathanwieringa8808 yep

[@demon5965]

@@jonathanwieringa8808 if youre looking for a climbing channel to binge, I found a super underrated dude named Jonathan Sin today. He’s only 700 subs but makes great climbing vids if u wanna check him out. I genuinely think that guy deserves way more attention

[@JustMeThatGuy0]

@@jonathanwieringa8808 ye lol

[@szklon4247]

@@demon5965 nice, he is 905 subs rn

[@jan7751-o4w]

The most amazing part of this was that you got Magnus to do warm up.

[@bestofemse]

I was thinking the exact same thing😄

[@RamanSingh-zr7pk]

I'm pretty sure Magnus will just casually repping this out in few months. Guy is dedicated and strong af.

[@antigenius88]

Haha he would be doing it if it was related to climbing

[@RamanSingh-zr7pk]

@@antigenius88 he is used to bodyweight training. Even in this 1 hour session you can see he improved alot. I said few months based on his background. Its mostly about technique. If Magnus can get 1-2 reps then its only a matter of weeks he can do 6-7 reps i think.

[@gehirnakrobat883]

@@RamanSingh-zr7pk Yeah I think its even less. He might be able to do 5-6 reps in one or two days as he might have enough muscle already and only needs to train the nerves to contract them accordingly. If he also lacks muscle then maybe 1 to 2 weeks and he should be there..

[@baba_babaa2]

@@RamanSingh-zr7pk wrong, it is all about traps, the pushing muscle which is not used much when pulling. He will need a year atleast to build his trap strength to be able to do this well

[@baba_babaa2]

@@gehirnakrobat883 wrong again, it's not about the muscle he has its about the muscle strength he does not have which is traps which is not used when pulling only really in pushing

[@HybridCalisthenics]

Two incredible athletes! Love that you did this collab.

[@harrohehe]

omgg hiiii!!​

[@Frostweather]

Unexpdeted brother Hampton is the last thing I thought I'd find in the comments, haha

[@Narasthenics]

sup hampton

[@glkglkglkglk9193]

Hi friend

[@tutmondigo]

15:00 Great to see Magnus doing his first ever warmup!

[@larryphotography]

Haha!

[@keeganitreal]

😆💀

[@feli5210]

lol

[@fejfo6559]

Technical road : awareness, comfortable upside down, skill, technique 3:30 level 1: knee to chest toe touch headstand 3:35 level 2: knee to chest headstand 3:39 level 3: tuck headstand 3:45 level 4: full headstand - wall behind you 4:08 level 5: crow stands - squeeze with hands, rest kness on elbows, push on fingers 4:38 level 6: crow head downs 4:43 level 7: crow to tuck headstand 4:49 level 8: crow to full headstand (and back) 4:55 level 9: crow to tuck headless 5:30 level 10: wall assisted dynamic crow press 5:55 level 10.5: wall assisted dynamic crow press and back 6:09 level 11: wall assisted eccentric crow press 6:54 level 12: freestand crow press 6:59 level 13: wall assisted bent arm press 7:03 level 14: freestanding bent arm press 7:07 level 15: barely assited handstand push-up 7:12 level 16: freestanding handstand push-up level 17-19: deeper handstand pushups 7:23 level 20 chest down handstand push-up 7:35 level 30: 90° push-up Strength road 1: push progressions 8:03 level 1-3: inclined push-ups 8:08 level 4: knee push-ups 8:10 level 5: knee-up push-ups 8:13 level 6: push-ups 8:17 level 7: pike down push-ups 8:26 level 8: pike push-ups 8:28 level 9-10: elevated pike push-ups 8:31 level 11: baby handsatnd push-ups 8:41 level 12: pike down push-ups (toes touch the wall) 9:49 level 13: deeper handstand push-ups 1 10:38 level 16: chest down handstand push-ups Strength road 2: shoulder stability and strength (stregth requirements for handstand) 11:36 level 1: pike walks 11:40 level 2-3: elevated pike walks 11:44 level 4: wall step ups 11:50 level 5-6: wall walks 11:55 level 7: handstand flexions 12:01 level 8: bending handstand flexions 12:05 level 9-12: shallow b2w (back to wall) handstand push-ups 12:09 level 13: b2w handstand push-ups 12:22 level 14: b2w deeper handstand push-ups 1 14:05 level 18: b2w chest down handstand push-ups

[@EasilySteezily]

Doing gods work✊

[@guilhermegomes1314]

Thanks 🙏

[@noone-ld7pt]

Damn, came from Magnus channel and I absolutely LOVE the modular approach! It's so much easier to work on goals that seem attainable! I've started and quit learning the handstand multiple times now because it has always seemed so far away, but finding my level and working my way up one at a time seems very doable! Thanks a lot for this man, you definitely earned this sub!

[@musicandsportpro]

Same for me! 😊🎉

[@D33r_Hunt3r_]

Yep, I now have a goal I can press toward. Really nice way to teach this stuff!

[@chrisjayne4746]

Same! I can do them on the wall, but it’s the progression off the ground that this helps so much with. Great video.

[@urbanandruralsurvival]

I am just getting into calisthenics/gymnastics. Its all about progression!

[@pamelaawyong]

+1 me too from magnus' channel! Might try because of how approachable this feels!!!!

[@pgrinius]

That wrist routine is crazy. Sondre is a freaking beast - doing straight finger and backhand pushups like it’s nothing. Simply amazing strength

[@thomasmcmahon2817]

Right! I have a good grip strength and the wrist exercises killed me with my knees just 3 hand spans from my hands. I'm gonna work on these progressions. The way Sondre breaks and chunks it all into achievable, bite sized, noticeable strength goals is very masterful and motivating. Erry body do de wirst!

[@RimshotKiller]

Seriously, incredibly impressive. I am going to incorporate these exercises into my end-of-climbing-session-workout, strengthening those wrists is not a bad idea at all.

[@bagheera3008]

Not only have Sondre’s skills and ability to teach been excellent, his videos are so well put together. The diagrams and cutthroughs teach + inspire in a really effective and balanced way. Hope he gets all the visibility he deserves. PS its also such a treat to watch two guys dedicated to their craft and still stay curious. Thanks for this gem, guys. You inspire everyone to learn and love movement.

[@shikharshrivastava6965]

Congratulations on your first 7a+ with Magnus. You absolutely nailed it - well done! I'd really like to see more collab videos

[@Crazyoldman84]

no way that was 7a+

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

@@Crazyoldman84 Whereas I agree on that, I still think its important to celebrate milestones in the context they are achieved. When I did my first indoor 7A+ I was equally as happy as when I did my first oudoor 7A+, although the latter was a "real one"

[@kashem425]

That’s some insane level of mastery of body movement.

[@trinityj1]

All the little intermediate versions are such a phenomenal resource, no one ever really covers how to bridge the big gaps between movements. Thank you!

[@frjohnluke8453]

Wow, Sondre, you are an excellent coach. I have never had the process for a handstand push-up explained so well and concisely as you did. I'm sure those exercises are going to help improve my climbing ability very quickly. I'm super excited about this.

[@louislautz8838]

The breakdown of the progression into these "roads" is super interesting. I am an IT student, so the concept of this clear progression and very organized approach really appeals to me :D Thats exactly how I think about my every day tasks. Pick a goal, subdivide and then go step by step through the sub goals. I will subscribe for sure and check out your channel for more of these awesome tutorials

[@noahbaldridge1935]

Man i can not tell you how amazing this video is for me personally, ive always been very skinny and weight lifting has always been a struggle so i went to calisthenics to try and change myself and i wish i had this video then!!! All of these progressions ive done myself but youve included so many intermediary steps that would help someone like me so much. Ie; pike push up progressions and crow sit progressions etc.. thank you for this and i hope someone finds this and makes use of this because this is such golden knowledge:)

[@oethe9954]

Yo man the fact that you did it without the knowledge means you worked harder. That means you worked harder than everyone else, make sure to remember that good shit.

[@CaneSugarCane]

Noah, you're undereating!

[@noahbaldridge1935]

@@CaneSugarCane weight gain isnt always as simple as just eat more.

[@MeatlessNugget]

This is so insightful! Love the roads and levels 👏🏻 keep it up man!

[@mikasa0603]

literally found u two days ago and im absolutely blown away by u as a person, very humble and nice!

[@jeremyredd4232]

This is sick! I came here from Magnus' channel, and I'm so pleased I did! It's great that you had exercises for any strength level or technical level. Baby handstand push-ups are the intermediate step I never knew I needed!

[@CPTWalt]

I really love how you broke down each movement. I am trying to learn and will be incorporating this into my training. Thank you!

[@V8chump]

The breakdown of this movement level by level is so good! I can go from sitting cross legged on the floor up to handstand, but can’t get the eccentric control to come back down and do reps. this should help a ton 😁

[@stepanrehak1109]

I came from Magnus' channel. You got me hooked. Next time I'm in a gym, i need to find out at what level I am. Also I love the wrist exercises. I always had issues with cracking and pain in them and I hope this will help me overcome it. Looking forward to more videos like this. Love the format of levels even for beginners 💯

[@abrahamjimenezperez6110]

I came here from the magnus channel great video man greetings from méxico !!!

[@esdrasmanrique6457]

ahuevo!

[@maryyu4010]

I’d love to see later how Magnus’ progression through these exercises helps him become an even better climber!

[@xavierx93]

As a climber myself, i really needed the wrist workouts as ive injured my wrists before due to stupidity. Great progression!

[@lucavalentim1917]

same man, I have a weak ass wrist and big sloppers hurt to hold.

[@alicet909]

@@lucavalentim1917 it's pinches for me...hurts my right wrist after releasing pinches :(

[@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer]

Without doubt the best video I’ve found on KZbin for the HSPU. Many new progressions I’ve never seen and a well thought out structured step by step approach to gaining the skill. Really well done my friend. I’m pretty confident now I’ll be able to a much better job of regaining the skill even at the age of 60.

[@FelipeBerio]

Awesome collaboration sondre! Its great to see you getting known here on KZbin too! The video quality it’s getting great and the info amazing as always, we need more people like you in the calisthenics community 😄 keep it up 💪🏻

[@RamanSingh-zr7pk]

15:56 i tried this just now out of curiosity and i can do it in a push up position. Finally i can do something Magnus can't 😁

[@krazed0451]

I think something people neglect to a certain extent when working on handstands is lower back and core stability. I'm watching Magnus collapse through the lower back repeatedly, and I used to do the same thing until I worked more on my lower back and abdominals ;-) Great collab!

[@dokuaccount3172]

The reason for that is often shoulder mobility. Its a way to bring enougth mass forward in order to compensate for not being able to get a 180° angle between arms and torso

[@mircobiscioni3740]

Coming from magnus' channel - this is freakin' amazing, dude! Now I'm finally motivated to work on my push strenght toward this goal, thanks for your motivational modular programm. Keep up the good work!

[@sylvaingilbert6296]

Wow nice! Never saw such a great video to learn how to handstand with all the different progressions for every aspect of the hanstand pushup! Thanks!!! Very generous of you 😊👍💪

[@oumarh.gassama8063]

You guys both are amazing! Sondre, this was really something worth to wait for, and it is so nice of you sharing so much accumulated physiological knowledge here, again.

[@alecsyogacorner]

Amazing video. As a yoga teacher at a climbing gym, this is incredibly inspiring for future classes with my climbers who want to work their handstands!

[@Zimothy]

Absolutely wonderful to see the progressions, it makes a complicated and technial excercise seem approachable - challenging, but approachable. This is also the only handstand video I've watched that devotes time to show wrist strenghtening excercises! My wrists are pretty weak and they have always been the weak point when trying calisthenics. So thank you! It looks like a simple and good way to build the wrist strength up progressively.

[@a.w.thompson4001]

Sondre, your breakdown is so amazing it even inspires your near opposite: I haven't done a push-up in 40ish years, but now it's a goal for this year. That's fine teaching!

[@busticator8626]

These progressions are very well thought out! Thanks for sharing

[@Akagami753]

Just awesome 🔥 magnus is really lucky to have sondre as a teacher🤩🤩

[@A_Tempest]

The wrist strengthening is extremely interesting to me as a climber, it's something I've struggled with since day one, I don't even have the finger mobility to do the first exercise shown!

[@UceyJuceyJey]

I’ve been training to hold a handstand and eventually one handed, and your videos have helped tremendously. You’re a huge inspiration and your advice has taken myself and many others very far. You’re the man, Sondre 💪🏽🤙🏽

[@aogaobey]

you are a beast mate congrats on the 7a+ now time to deep dive into all these crazy vids you make

[@n1kmz]

Coming from Magnus channel... this is really well made video. From the editing, to the camera work, to all different exercises shown, to the explanation of everything, just awesome!

[@andrewvanetten3170]

I never comment, but I have express my gratitude. I Stumbled upon your channel via magnus's channel and I'm so happy I did. You're a fantastic teacher, and this is the best breakdown I have ever seen. This goes behind just on how to do a hand stand Push-up but, also teaches you great fundamentals for improving all body weight exercises period. Thank you so much

[@damonm3]

This is why collaborating is so essential for growth!! Sondres videos averaged 10-20k views the last 2 months. Now in 2 days it’s 10x at the high end!!! Well at least for vid one with magnus. Hope the success continues🍻🏆

[@JT-tz5hp]

Great video! Excellent way to break it down into obtainable steps.

[@camlikesbikes]

Sondre, you're an excellent teacher! Well done.

[@DominikNal]

So strong and humble!

[@yoshi8397]

As a climber, as far as I've dipped in calisthenics is muscle ups so seeing your feats is jaw-dropping

[@HeartOfLEO]

This is an absolutely awesome tutorial for beginners, thank you so much!! Magnus will be at a whole new level with continual training in this, what a trip. Keep going guys!

[@MusicfromMarrs]

I love that you include knee push-ups in your progression. As a yoga teacher, I would rather see students do knee chaturanga well than a not great plank position chaturanga and never improve. If y’all want to do yoga, I don’t know what the scene in Norway is, but Sweden has a big yoga community. I can recommend teachers to help open your hips (I came here from the other collab on Magnus’s channel) on a healthy manner. All that said, both of you are badasses and an inspiration for even basic handstand work!

[@gearhead8989]

I am very out of shape. 33yrs old 5’8 190-195lbs I felt the best when I was between 155-165lbs. This + climbing (I climb 3-5 days a week) + swimming should get me back to my goal of a healthy, strong 160lbs. 🤘 I’ll check back in 6 months from now with my progress! (April 20th 2023) Wish me luck! 🤙

[@collyernicholasjohn]

6 mths! How’s it going?

[@CaliGainz]

Great video guys! I try to get that bloody first HSPU, but after watching the video I see that I've been missing lots of possible progressions and could have been further in my HSPU journey by now if I knew them earlier! Good to see Sondre that tour channel grows day by day, you deserved it!

[@sircheeseburger123]

This video was probably the most informative one I have seen on a handstand push up. Great video!

[@TheLemonyOne]

This is literally one of my life goals, thanks for setting a path out for me!

[@MinkelR]

This is the collaboration I didn't know I wanted! It's cool to see Magnus' amazement with Sondre's strength. Very cool to see these elite athletes training together.

[@eruston]

Sondre is so clear and understandable with his instructions, have been wanting a handstand push up for ages, i was going too hard too fast, now I see the progression I can take… will report back later if I can do one (or two ) magnus will probably get it in 2 months. Great video!

[@wendersonbarros1900]

Your content is amazingly good!! Keep up the good work, man! I came from the Magnus channel, btw.

[@SakanaKogane]

Such great content, I love the energy and kindness of both of you! (It was also very entertaining and informative for a sedentary guy like me)

[@MissVindicat]

Ooooh, I can’t do any of these things but I’m oddly inspired to learn.

[@andresdavidflorezquintero8469]

Please do more collabs, you both are excellente creating content arround movement. Greetings since Colombia

[@phamnguyendungnhan6720]

This is a full how to handstand push-up program with everything you need and he give it for free. Mad respect from me, Sondre Berg!

[@pianoman47]

It was fun watching both of your videos. One could see how you each have different strengths and less developed things based on your own training. I also enjoyed seeing you support and coach each other. By the way, I came from Magnus's channel. I'll definitely check out some more of your stuff :)

[@BlitzDG]

This video was sick. I'm stoked to see Magnus stick with it!

[@simonchen6698]

Brother, this tutorial is AMAZING!!! As a martial arts practitioner, even the wrist exercises is helping me tons. Thanks so much!!

[@FlintMaskRadio]

This was a great video! I’m pretty new to exercising (started climbing ~7 months ago and was lazy for 25 years until them) and this was exactly the type of progression video I needed!

[@lukas8385]

I'll use this video to train the next weeks cause it looks like a fun progression. Thank you!

[@filimoniwe]

Thanks Sondre! I came from Mugnuses channel, you are a beast!!! I will follow your homework from now on! thanks a lot!!!

[@franascul]

Subbed! Awesome video, I'll definitely use the info to learn the handstand and handstand PU myself! It's a dream that CAN come true!

[@benl8962]

Wanting to learn this for a long time. Handstands have been getting alot better and this video is just what i needed to progress further! ;)

[@pantheratigris00]

If it will take mangus about 2 months, I'm going to shoot for 4-6 months. I sincerely love how you've broken down the technical and strength aspects into separate processes, including wrist conditioning! You have a new subscriber and someone seriously looking into your program now. 🖤

[@RimshotKiller]

Don't know if I'll ever really work towards a handstand pushup, but I will definitely be incorporating these wrist exercises into my after-climbing-workout!

[@eriklynch5006]

Incredible video! Thank you both so much value andinformation!! My prediction for myself is 3.5 to 4 months.

[@jimklm3560]

Wow i was watching Magnus' channel and ended up here. This is a very interesting channel and i think it has a lot of things to teach me as an athlete primarily as well as a climber. The way Sondre increases the difficulty of the excercises step by step is extreamely helpful.

[@MrXuanB]

This is incredibly valuable. All regressions plus insights… Thank you 🙏

[@AriThecraftydragon]

This is a good video and I enjoyed that you showed the gradients from beginning on forward. You two working together was great!

[@amoshmarie]

Such a great, approachable video with all the different levels. Thank you!!

[@Sancarn]

That wrist strengthening routine is really cool. I can barely do a pushup (haven't exercised in years til recently) and it's mainly because my wrists are way too weak... Thanks for covering these :)

[@oaschbeidl]

Big props for giving nice, gradual progressions! So many tutorials or programs just start their beginner levels with full push ups or maybe knee push ups when the reality is that many people can't do even one knee push up with proper form when they're just starting training, never mind training them for reps. I'll incorporate your technique drills for sure, been training wall handstands for a while now and my shoulders are getting more stable, I think it's a good time to bring in some more variety!

[@PetterBotilsrud]

Cool, finally found a new training goal for myself aswell: 3 months to a controlled handstand push up without a wall:)

[@Miam_miam_la_gauffre]

Dude I hope you have a good level of shoulder strength, otherwise you'll be disappointed 😅

[@savvyflows]

it's awesome seeing Sondre and Magnus together!

[@yorgokennos3392]

Coming from Magnuuuuuus. Love the filming and editing, keep up the great content.

[@RagingShadowX36]

This is awesome! Thanks for making this video, I feel like the handstand push is so much more attainable now that I can add these exercises into my routine

[@StephanGanoff]

So useful, practical and fun stuff! Thanks to both of you

[@eriksteen2900]

Great video, super instructional. Came from Magnus' channel, and after I saw the quality of your video editing and content I had to subscribe. Keep up the great content!

[@jacobhall6801]

Thank you so much for the wrist strengthening exercises. I get wrist and hand atrophy from computer hobby and job, so this is super helpful. This form of muscle building seems way more fun than weight lifting. I can’t wait to start… tomorrow, as it’s midnight right now.

[@jakezanders6598]

Awesome to see that wrist workout, I'm definitely going to try that. I've got really loose joints, and working construction, I've accidentally dislocated my wrist with just a bad hammer swing, so definitely needs some more support. Thx!

[@notyourdaddy8300]

I’m 46 and out of shape but really want to try calisthenics. I’ve had to start doing push-ups from my knees but I’ve gotten from 3 up to 15 within about 10 days. Unfortunately now my wrist is really sore and it hurts to do even 1. I’m concentrating on core exercises while it heals and will start doing the wrist strength training soon. Great video and thanks for the motivation!

[@Aleblanco1987]

check out reddit's bodyweightfitness recommended routine, you can ask there for guidance

[@notyourdaddy8300]

@@Aleblanco1987 thanks bro appreciate the steer

[@sir_humpy]

Are you doing anything to reduce weight and strengthen your heart, like cardio? Excessive weight is number one thing to address to reduce stress on the not-so-young joints.

[@notyourdaddy8300]

@@sir_humpy thanks mate. Well I’m 6’6” and around 200lbs, so not overweight. More that I’m just a big guy generally and not that strong. But yes I am doing cardio too. Thanks again

[@mohamedashoor2336]

This is amazing. I’ve been stuck at full wall push ups for a while and now I think I can work towards free standing ones by using this progression plan. I wish there was an app to do this with

[@BamBamBonsai]

Your shoulder strength is fuggin ridiculous! Nice work mate!

[@eyoukebede8413]

Just came from Magnus video 🙏 can't wait to see more of your Collabs with him

[@saemj]

You had Magnus do a warmup! You madman! :D :D

[@sirstashalot7441]

As someone who has always wanted to learn handstand push-ups and the ability to walk around on my hands, this video is super exciting lol. I'm starting with the wrist workouts.

[@abj136]

Magnus fan here, but not a climber. You got me moving, and boy are my arms tired now! Knee pushups, wrist strengthening, stretching. No idea if i’ll ever get to the level of handstand pushup, but I aim to get at least to straight pushups and straight hand stand.

[@MCBeremus]

And that was a sub! Great vid Sondre and happy to have found you!

[@annmarieveronicajames2536]

Great hand stand techniques. Like how start working from small steps into deeper hand stands and push up. Having video on this or program can be helpful. Good work 🙏🏽📖😇.

[@ruinknightsir]

Never knew any of this. One I apparently do is pike down push-ups (a little more wall assisted).

[@phenix1947]

16:50 when he says "Yes, it will ^_^" it feels like kind of a really deep moment for some reason

[@karigisla]

for the wrist pushups i recommend starting by leaning up against a wall if you cant do it on your knees and just use the wrist with straight arms to push yourself away from the wall always increasing the inline

[@fab-ian]

For anyone looking to improve wrist flexibility, I'd highly recommend Yoga With Adriene's 3-4 minute video on wrists (just search YWA wrists and it's the black and white one). I climb and work a desk job, but with doing that video daily (we can all find 4 minutes) my wrists are maintaining a good level of flexibility, which I've always struggled with anyway. Also: brilliant video - I love your patient, supportive and humble style of teaching

[@Amadea27]

Second this. It ywa wrists a truly great and helpful video

[@Jordan-yf1nx]

Great video, idk if Ive seen anybody do a 90*handstand push up on rings before that was great!

[@havjac95]

I think this can be the start of a beautiful friendship❤️