Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal popularized the “handstand challenge” while in quarantine. The “handstand challenge” is a fairly difficult athletic challenge, and involves trying to put a shirt on while upside down in a handstand.
Fans went crazy watching Holland and Gyllenhaal struggle to put their shirts on, and both actors were successful in the end.
whoever invented this “handstand tshirt challenge” and got Tom Holland to flex shirtless on insta stories… thank u very much
pic.twitter.com/RlHu79aBx9— Jo Bradley (@JoLucyBradley) April 2, 2020
Sorry I’m late to our Zoom meeting, I was watching Jake Gyllenhaal put on a shirt while in a handstand. pic.twitter.com/UIlV5Wihyv
— MTV (@MTV) April 2, 2020
The handstand challenge spread quickly among celebrities and fitness influencers on Instagram and TikTok.
@hannahjaneb_Okay I haven’t seen a girl do this yet. Handstand shirt challenge ##fyp ##fitness ##handstandchallenge♬ Nuketown – jahaudios
Ryan Reynolds was also nominated by Holland, but as a man of the people, refused to take part.
Ryan Reynolds gives a very appropriate response after being tagged in Tom Holland’s strenuous IG fitness challenge 😬
(via @VancityReynolds) pic.twitter.com/m792TGd1vD
— Fandom (@getFANDOM) April 2, 2020
It wasn’t long until Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles caught wind of the challenge, and like with her gymnastics, took it to a whole new level.
While celebrities like Holland often rested their legs against a wall while in a handstand, Biles was able to balance without a wall for incredibly long. And instead of putting a shirt on, Biles challenged people to actually move their legs while in a handstand and take their pants off.
handstand challenge 🤷🏾♀️ pic.twitter.com/D11uhLoG37
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) April 11, 2020
Simone Biles making a mockery of Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal’s shirt challenge pic.twitter.com/XtotBowVkw
— Chicks in the Office (@ChicksInTheOff) April 12, 2020
The challenge took Biles approximately a minute to complete. Soon, other athletes were taking on the challenge, completing it with impressive speed.
@sophiebrace_Tom holland has been real quiet since I posted this one 😂 ##handstandchallenge ##handstand ##duetme ##pantschallenge ##fyp♬ Supalonely (feat. Gus Dapperton) – BENEE
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THIS WAS HARD OMG🤯 pic.twitter.com/p8WHk8evs6
— Makayla🦋✨⚡️ (@MakaylaSheahan) April 11, 2020
And once again, our beloved Reynolds responded with a short “no.”
No.
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 12, 2020
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