This flag variant will start to give you a feel for the full press flag while allowing for considerably more favorable leverage and less proprioceptive confusion. You will need a pull-up bar with a vertical support to practice this exercise.

1. Grab your overhead bar with one hand while using your opposite hand to press into the vertical pole that supports the bar.
2. Make sure to keep both arms totally straight with your shoulders and lats engaged.
3. Lift your feet as you press into the support beam with your bottom hand, while pulling from your top arm.
4. Avoid bending at the elbows as you tense your entire body, holding yourself at an angle approximately 45 degrees to the ground.