Handstand Challenge
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After eyeing this group for soooo long, I'm finally joining in! I will check the video recommendations from the first post after work
It's about time I start practicing more, I always do one attempt against the wall after my workout when I have no time left and am very tired, get discouraged and leave. When does everybody practice? Is it at a different time than your workout, before, after..and do you warm up at all, only your wrists...? So many questions!
Yay! I practice between sets of lower body. So I’ll deadlift, then handstand during my test period. Then do another deadlift set, etc. I do try to stretch out my upper back and arms before practicing. I’ll also kick up randomly at home on commercials or if waiting for dinner to cook, etc. just a few minutes at a time.1 -
I haven't posted a video in a while. Mostly because it felt like I was starting from scratch after my hand surgery, but I think it's finally coming back. Not holding for long though.
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After eyeing this group for soooo long, I'm finally joining in! I will check the video recommendations from the first post after work
It's about time I start practicing more, I always do one attempt against the wall after my workout when I have no time left and am very tired, get discouraged and leave. When does everybody practice? Is it at a different time than your workout, before, after..and do you warm up at all, only your wrists...? So many questions!
On training days, typically in the evening I also do them in between sets. On other days could be anytime. I never do more than 5 mins worth, usually less! I did warm up my wrists when I started but don't feel the need now. The key thing is to commit to every day. There will be days when you don't feel like it, acknowledge that in advance and force yourself to do one! Typically, I found I then felt like doing more. There will days when they just don't stick...don't worry about them and just go again the next day. Good luck!
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mom23mangos wrote: »I haven't posted a video in a while. Mostly because it felt like I was starting from scratch after my hand surgery, but I think it's finally coming back. Not holding for long though.https://youtu.be/-mdq3c6NNEg
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I’m still here. Still practicing. Not getting anywhere fast. I’ve been working on my lines which means my hold times suffer. But still plugging away.
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@mom23mangos thank you for the reminder!!! I also need to be practicing my splits... oops
edit: you are doing so great!!1 -
I'm still practicing. working on staying stacked/balanced and engaging my core.0
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So it's not a handstand, but I can get into a headstand without the wall anymore!!!!
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Great job @Go_Deskercise ! Headstands are a great way to get used to inversions and develop core strength.1
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I've been looking to get back into handstands. Years ago, the building I worked in had a little gym with some free weights,a pulley contraption nautilus thing, a couple of treadmills and an a fair amount of open space. It was dinky but it was often times a private place to workout.
I worked out diligently on my handstands, handstand pushups, round offs, back bends, and walkovers (front and back). Having never done any gymnastics as a kid, I was really impressed with my own progression.
Then the gym closed for remodeling ... then the reopening got extended ... and extended.
I never really got back to the routine. I'd like to restart and see what I can regain. I kicked up to the wall and did a max hold of 1min 20, so that's a start.
I'm going to incorporate the 5 minutes everyday rule that people seem to be following here. with the plan to start with sets of 1 minute wall holds increasing by 5 secs every workout.
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I actually still have my printed copy of a training guide I was using at the time. It called A Parallette Training Guide by Jay Thornton. It was free when I got it but it looks like he now charges for it (though it is thrown in free with any order) . There are also sites that have a free copy, so you can find them if you look.
Anyway, looks like several people here would be into this kind of training.2 -
This is intriguing to me. I briefly did gymnastics growing up and could do push-ups in a handstand position, I would love to be able to just do a handstand now! I am looking at wooden rings for the pull up challenge, this seems like a fitting pairing. I enjoy bodyweight exercises so much more than machines and free weights...5
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Still with the program! For the first time today managed to kick up and hold first time...four times on the trot! Probably never happen again!
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Wow. Take three years away from doing handstands and its crazy how much you lose (and forget). I went a little too hard on some supplemental floor exercises, L-sit and tuck planche, and my triceps decided to cramp on me.
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As I was kicking up into a handstand, I remembered that one of the breakthrough moments I had in my previous training was when I practiced straddle presses. Straddle presses essentially are a wall handstand, where you start with your back and hips touching the wall and your hands are about 9 inches away from the wall.
The goal is to slowly lower your feet until the feet touch the floor. Once the feet can be lowered under control, the next goal is to press (raise) your feet back up. This is an excellent bodyweight exercise for your posterior chain. They also develop a balance when kicking up that wasn't developing for me simply be catapulting my feet into the air and hoping my feet end up balanced at the top. If anyone is trying to find that balance, maybe incorporating straddle presses may work for you as well.
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Wow. Take three years away from doing handstands and its crazy how much you lose (and forget). I went a little too hard on some supplemental floor exercises, L-sit and tuck planche, and my triceps decided to cramp on me.
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As I was kicking up into a handstand, I remembered that one of the breakthrough moments I had in my previous training was when I practiced straddle presses. Straddle presses essentially are a wall handstand, where you start with your back and hips touching the wall and your hands are about 9 inches away from the wall.
The goal is to slowly lower your feet until the feet touch the floor. Once the feet can be lowered under control, the next goal is to press (raise) your feet back up. This is an excellent bodyweight exercise for your posterior chain. They also develop a balance when kicking up that wasn't developing for me simply be catapulting my feet into the air and hoping my feet end up balanced at the top. If anyone is trying to find that balance, maybe incorporating straddle presses may work for you as well.
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I have kept up my daily handstand practice being on Day 343.
Progress has been slow. I would love to say that I am now an amazing handbalancer but I still have a long way to go before I consider myself to be good. Though I am surrounded by good handbalancers in my classes so my perspective is skewed. Nevertheless i still will keep up the daily practice until i AM a good handbalancer though my focus for 2020 is going to be getting my pancake flat and achieving a muscle up with good form .
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TiisTitanium wrote: »I have kept up my daily handstand practice being on Day 343.
Progress has been slow. I would love to say that I am now an amazing handbalancer but I still have a long way to go before I consider myself to be good. Though I am surrounded by good handbalancers in my classes so my perspective is skewed. Nevertheless i still will keep up the daily practice until i AM a good handbalancer though my focus for 2020 is going to be getting my pancake flat and achieving a muscle up with good form .
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My handstand progress over the year. I think my line has improved and legs are bigger but not much else has changed despite a year of hardcore training.
Next year my focus is going to be on Lyra but I will definitely keep up the daily practice as I might even be good at it by the end of 20204 -
Yaaaay!!! Day 365!!!
https://youtu.be/puuTF350SEA
I may be deluding myself but I'm sure I'm straighter! 😁3 -
@Tallawah_ you are!!! And you've got phenomenal control on your kick-up. Great hold!1
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Great work @Tallawah_ the handstand spotter in me wants to say "squeeze your legs together" but who cares when you are holding good balance with a nice line
I finished my 365 days of handstands today as well. Hooray. Glad to see things through to the end. My last handstand photo was far less impressive
It is a good challenge to do in any event
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I have not been practicing every day lately, but I HAVE really been working on my back and shoulder mobility. When I practiced my handstands yesterday, things felt much more solid and I was coming down from lack of endurance rather than balance.1
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I've been focusing on my alignment in motion so that's been helping but i haven't been very consistent in my practice1
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I took a month off social media (MFP excluded) and month off daily handstand practice. I have keep going to classes at least twice a week. My kick up’s are slowing improving.
My plan is to recommence daily handstand practice at the start of February as while handstands aren’t my specific goal for 2020 I figure the practice is good for me on many different levels.3 -
Bought a new workout tank and going to start practicing again!!
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TiisTitanium wrote: »I took a month off social media (MFP excluded) and month off daily handstand practice. I have keep going to classes at least twice a week. My kick up’s are slowing improving.
My plan is to recommence daily handstand practice at the start of February as while handstands aren’t my specific goal for 2020 I figure the practice is good for me on many different levels.
@TiisTitanium What's your focus/goal in 2020? x0 -
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Great job @Orphia! Love all the shapes. And may I just say you look FANTASTIC. That back!
I'm still plugging away. Some days I have it, most days I don't. Really working on shoulder mobility. I'm actually making myself go through the GMB progressions for their Handstand One protocol. I have so little strength when forced to hold proper position facing the wall. I can hold a freestanding handstand with bad form for close to a minute, but can barely stay in proper position for 30sec.0 -
@Orphia - I have a couple of fitness goals. The two main ones are flat pancake stretch and the other is press handstand. I was hoping to master muscle up but I have a mildly dodgy shoulder and range of motion required for muscle up is no bueno so that is out for 2020.
I would also like to get good at ballet and Lyra but that I going to take more time as I only do those once a week each at the moment
My handstand is getting pretty good at the moment with consistent 30 second holds - just my kick up is less reliable0 -
Just dropping by to say I’m still hanging there. Not a lot of improvement, but still plugging away.
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