Press Handstands! The other day my colleague asked me how I’m supposed to get my hips over my hands & shoulders so that my feet can lift off the ground. I’ve been playing on my stall bars and came up with ideas to help with this.
Handstand Pressing requires:
a) good forward fold, strong & mobile shoulders, and the ability to round the back (like a “barfing shrimp” 
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b) a posterior pelvic tilt in the first part of the press as we compress the legs towards the body. Then as the legs lift off the ground, we need to pull the bum over our hands and shoulders into an anterior tilt. So to answer my colleague, I need to use my spinal extensors to move my butt over my hands & shoulders, whilst moving my shoulders back (which is another odyssey).
These 2 stall bar exercises have helped me … you can see how I play in the bottom range to learn how to manipulate my pelvis.
⓵ Exercise 1: Iguana. The lower the hands the easier it is. The palms face down. Descend slowly to build strength.
⓶ Exercise 2: Push-Pull Grip press. Do both sides! This is challenging: you can use a slightly elevated surface under your feet to make it easier.
These 2 exercises are badass party tricks worth tossing into your repertoire. No stall bars? You can also do them on a pole.
And the pressing odyssey continues….
