Handstand Challenge
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i have badly lost my handstand mojo. My hamstring is still recovering and it really hurts kicking up (and squeezing when up) so I have limited to myself to handstanding in classes only rather than daily practice. I miss it a lot so feel motivated to go back to daily practice as my teachers say my shoulder alignment is much better so in theory going back to daily handstands should pull everything together.
In the words of Buffy "I want the fire back"4 -
Nowhere near 30 secs but getting better!
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https://youtu.be/x2ZPXut1SJw
I had to only do strength and stretching for a week because of a bad back. Weird how I was able to run 36 km OK but bending was not OK! Really happy with this first effort back - straight into 6 seconds then touched the wall and then about 12 seconds.3 -
Nice job @Tallawah_ and @Orphia! @TiisTitanium , I hope your hamstring heals quickly.
I actually tried to handstand in my office today. Might as well during those boring conference calls where I'm just on mute. I was scared to death I was going to hit my desk though. LOL
Sorry it pretty much being a butt shot.
https://youtu.be/pnGT4Jdoy2I 5 -
@mom23mangos That's so cool, I love it! Great hold!!
I did a cartwheel at work last Christmas in our open plan / cubicle area, and got a workmate to do one too. A few people saw us.
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Been working on my handstands 5 minutes daily for 4 months thanks to this challenge!
Some days have just been arm/strength/stretching but it all goes towards the goal.
Happy with today's best hold.
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Fantastic @Orphia.
I recommitting myself to the daily handstand challenge for October albeit a day late - though I did do a lot of hand balancing practicing yesterday it was incidental and not something I set out to do.
I just acquired a yoga wheel so I want to use that prop to help with various poses which hopefully make things exciting and fresh again.3 -
Ooh!!! I hope you enjoy the hogs wheel @TiisTitanium !! I want to start using it to help with press-ups. But I don’t have the flexibility yet.4
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Thanks @mom23mangos - yoga wheel was a lot of fun. And I am happy to report that I squeeze in my handstand practice and it felt good which made me happy. Woohoo.1
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That's great @TiisTitanium ! And I just saw that it autocorrected my yoga wheel above into a hogs wheel. Bwahaha1
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This is my 1st check-in! Handstands were not as strong, sway to one side and not holding for longer than 2 secs. Photos help me to see where my weak spots are. Arms + shoulders good, but core needs tightened for lower half.
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I wanna recommend shoulder stands for anyone trying to stabilize back/core for handstands! (To get out of it put legs overhead in “dead man”/“plow” pose).
If you’ve never done it before I know it can look intimidating, but it is actually a beginner pose and just as easy to start as rolling in a ball. The challenge is merely balance
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mom23mangos wrote: »Great job @tropicalchicy ! And you look super straight @ContraryMaryMary. I'm very jealous of your flexibility.
Life got in the way of me practicing the past couple of days, but I did get a session in this morning. Did some facing the wall drill, trying to get aligned. Even facing the wall it's very difficult for me. So I decided to do more of a hollowback to try to force my shoulders open. It did actually help, so I think I'm going to spend a lot more time in that position to try to get more flexible.
Hey love, yours looks like a Wheel Pose with such open chest and shoulders! That’s perfect1 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »My big problem with handstands is, and always has been, fear of falling over. I'm plenty strong enough but totally chicken. This month I aim to beat that!
June 1: Read the blogs about handstands... paid particular attention to the fear bit. Must practise my cartwheel by the look of things!
June 2: Spent a few minutes upside down against the wall but was wearing jeans (not advisable as it makes kicking up a bit tricky) and my hands started slipping on the wooden floor - need to use a mat.
What about a handstand starting from plank climbing up the wall backwards (inching your feet from plank to handstand up the wall)? Or a headstand that starts from the ground to give you more control? There is standing straddle or dolphin pose to headstand.
Dolphin lets you incrementally get used to the feeling of no gravity with the security of a mat or wall. Only movement is your kick, not swinging your head like a handstand because in dolphin your head is already down. Standing straddle puts pressure on your head so it takes some time to get used to, but your head is already down. This one lets you control with your core.
Another option is to have someone spot you!2 -
Another successful day of handstand practice though admittedly it was in my hand balancing class rather than disciplined self practice. We have recently switched from a 60 minute class which never seemed enough to a 90 minute class which seems endless but I am slowly improving so it is worth the effort.0
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I'm so jealous--my handstand is terrible and it stresses me out. I guess that's why they call it a practice--maybe if I commit to doing it every day? You all might be the kick in the (yoga) pants that I need...2
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@mitch16 - if it makes you feel any better, I am the class dunce in my handstand lessons - everyone else is a circus performer and is happily doing handstand presses and straddle ups while I get over excited if I get 10 seconds of hold. My instructor says handstands are a slow incremental success story and when you get to milestones like your first hold, first 30 second hold etc it feels so sweet.
I found this last week which seemed like a good resource
https://lostartofhandbalancing.com/
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Hey love, yours looks like a Wheel Pose with such open chest and shoulders! That’s perfect
Bwahaha - that's the first time anyone's ever told me that! Welcome @YourJuneInJan! Glad to see a new face!
You too @mitch16! I can't stress enough how important daily practice is for handstands. And patience. It's literally taken me years to work up to a 20sec hold and I still can't consistently kick up and hold first time. Since the start of this thread when I've gotten back in to daily practice, I've improved leaps and bounds. My shoulder and thoracic mobility is my biggest challenge.
BUT - I videoed from the side this morning and was tremendously pleased to see that my shoulders are incrementally opening and my position is much straighter than it's been.
https://youtu.be/GNrXyN7dQZM
Also for giggles, this was a move from a Zuzka Light workout I did this morning that kicked my *kitten*. 10 reps of scorpion pushups into a tuck jump.
https://youtu.be/T7xuEajq5w8
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Hahaha @Orphia! I loved the little wave at the end. Fantastic job! I'm still plugging away every day. Some days are good, some are bad but still huge improvement since starting this.3
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mom23mangos wrote: »Hahaha @Orphia! I loved the little wave at the end. Fantastic job! I'm still plugging away every day. Some days are good, some are bad but still huge improvement since starting this.
@mom23mangos I said elsewhere that some days don't feel like progress, but today did. It all helps. Thank you!1 -
Feels amazing for my back injuries! Since I’ve been practicing splits, my legs are sooooo tight I can barely handstand lol. At least I tried.
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Day 140
20 seconds with no support!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8s82HCPp4c
That's a jump of 5 seconds from my previous best. Happy day.3 -
great job.
i did a few seconds with no support from aerial down dog. and from L-stand. just can't find the right alignment1 -
That was beautiful @Orphia! Way to stick it!
My first handstand of the day was a fantastic 35sec hold so I decided not to tempt fate and try any more. LOL2 -
My kick up misses are even getting longer. Had a nice 25sec hold after this, but no video.
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Great job @Tallawah_ ! You always make me feel not so alone in my closed off shoulders. I totally thought you were going for chin to the ground there for a second.
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