Handstand Challenge
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@orphia - I'm gonna have to add the leg split to my handstand now!! Well done.
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i played around with crow and crow/tripod.
being near a wall is unnerving. i don't like walking up to it and having my head and back against it makes me nervous too. i wonder why1 -
rodmelching wrote: »Count me in . . I definitely have to try this. Looks really hard but I love a challenge.
@rodmelching Great! Don't forget to come back and tell us how you go. Good luck!
@orphia and @TiisTitanium . . . you make this look easy. I have to say this is very challenging. Been working on the initial movements and exercises using a wall. I need to improve my core strength for sure. Enjoying the challenge . . thanks for inspiration and support.1 -
Yes, TT, I think my headstand was better today!
Day 8.
5 minutes wrist exercises, then held a headstand for 1 minute including split legs for part of it.
Sunday is my big run. After that I will get back to handstands. Just don't want any risks before then. Doing headstands is definitely part of the plan, though!
Just curious . . . @orphia . . . how many miles do you run a week? I probably average about 15-25 depending on my schedule, working on a HM training plan right now. Are you training for a race?0 -
Handstand practice
01 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
02 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
03 Jun – 4 minutes wall drills + 1 minute of Crow poses
04 Jun – 5 minutes wrist/arm/shoulder exercises
05 Jun - 5 minutes - headstand, Crow, wrist strengthening
06 Jun – 5 minutes – Crow, planks, Firefly, wrist strengthening
07 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 38 second headstand
08 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 1 minute headstand
09 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 40 second handstandrodmelching wrote: »Yes, TT, I think my headstand was better today!
Day 8.
5 minutes wrist exercises, then held a headstand for 1 minute including split legs for part of it.
Sunday is my big run. After that I will get back to handstands. Just don't want any risks before then. Doing headstands is definitely part of the plan, though!
Just curious . . . @orphia . . . how many miles do you run a week? I probably average about 15-25 depending on my schedule, working on a HM training plan right now. Are you training for a race?
Hi @rodmelching Nice to meet you. Hahaha I saw you commenting on @garygse's Strava yesterday(?).
Sounds like you're on the right track. When are you planning to do the HM?
I've been training to run my first 50 km run, and doing between 45 - 65 km per week for several months, running 4-5 times a week.
I'm not doing an event/race, I'm just doing it in my own time, although I've lined up a friend to join me for the last 10 km.
Doing my 50 km tomorrow (Sunday, Australian time).
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Way to go @Orphia!! A 40sec handstand is fantastic! Great job on the daily practice as well. I have not been as consistent.0
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Whoops! That was supposed to be 40 second headstand!!0
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Good luck with your race tomorrow @Orphia. I hope you are on the east coast of Oz as the west is meant to be rain central tomorrow morning which is not ideal long race conditions!!
Today was ballet and lyra classes but I managed to squeeze in some handstand practice in the afternoon. My handstand alignment is okay but I am feeling traumatized about how chunky I have gotten over the past couple of months due to the quitting smoking weight gain
which is was not helped by my phone deciding to show me how I looked this time last year. It was like a reverse success story. Sigh.
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Nice form @TiisTitanium !
Good luck tomorrow @Orphia !
My neck is temperamental today so I’m not handstanding. I watched an interesting clip about handstands which say the weight should be under the knuckles rather than in the heels of the hands - for better control. So I did that at yoga today and noticed it stretched out my wrists more, which in itself is a good thing. But I can see how it would help with balance. Hope to try it properly tomorrow.1 -
Handstand practice
01 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
02 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
03 Jun – 4 minutes wall drills + 1 minute of Crow poses
04 Jun – 5 minutes wrist/arm/shoulder exercises
05 Jun - 5 minutes - headstand, Crow, wrist strengthening
06 Jun – 5 minutes – Crow, planks, Firefly, wrist strengthening
07 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 38 second headstand
08 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 1 minute headstand
09 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 40 second headstand
10 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 39 second headstand - and a 50 km run.
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@TiisTitanium Your handstand is awesome.
And bravo on quitting smoking! That's done you so much good!!
It took me a year after quitting (I quit in 2014) before I joined up at MFP and became obsessed with getting my caloric balance right. I'm not sure how much weight I gained from quitting before I joined MFP, but I lost 80 lbs / 35 kg after joining.
Sounds like you're ready to take it to the next level. My best tip is don't change the things you eat. Eat the things you like, and just worry about sticking to a sustainable deficit (not too aggressive).
And hugs. Those Facebook memories can be so confronting.0 -
@Orphia - congratulations on the 50km run. That is incredible. Thanks for the words of encouragement. It is a tough one as my eating habits haven't changed that much and if anything my exercise level has increased so in theory I should be svelte and happy. This month I am trying to cut alcohol out of my diet to see if that gives me a downward rather than upward trend.
@Contrary_MaryM - definitely helps to have the weight in the fingers and the bit of the hand that the fingers attach to. I find it easier to find my balance
Anyway I got over my big attack of the sads (aka self pity) from yesterday and was right back on it today. Kicked off the day with another ballet class which was interesting as the instructor had watched Swan Lake last night so was feeling all inspired and forgot we were here beginners class and made us work on pirouettes and fancy dance moves. Then came home a did weightlifting as it is the scheduled day for such activities, 15 minutes of handstand practice and then 45 minutes of yoga to try and make sure I wasn't too broken by the days activities.
I was trying to get up on my parallettes for a different kind of handstand practice but they were scarily high so i settled for handstands on dumbells. Even that was hard though as I kept favouring my stronger side
I went back to normal handstands after that and life felt much easier with a stable base. My balance is really coming a long way with the daily practice
And then I showed off a little
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I unfortunately was unable to practice at all this weekend. Between moving house, cleaning up, unpacking and birthdays it's been a crazy couple of days!
Even with the break, I'm starring to move closer to the wall. Tonight I did 2 x 40sec wall handstand and a few crow poses.
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Looking good @tropicalchicy It does get a bit hard to squeeze everything in.
I had lots of handstand practice tonight in my contortion class which made me happy. Especially as I can now really see an improvements in my kick up and balancing skills. Daily practice is definitely helping.1 -
Handstand practice
01 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
02 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
03 Jun – 4 minutes wall drills + 1 minute of Crow poses
04 Jun – 5 minutes wrist/arm/shoulder exercises
05 Jun - 5 minutes - headstand, Crow, wrist strengthening
06 Jun – 5 minutes – Crow, planks, Firefly, wrist strengthening
07 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 38 second headstand
08 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 1 minute headstand
09 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 40 second handstandrodmelching wrote: »Yes, TT, I think my headstand was better today!
Day 8.
5 minutes wrist exercises, then held a headstand for 1 minute including split legs for part of it.
Sunday is my big run. After that I will get back to handstands. Just don't want any risks before then. Doing headstands is definitely part of the plan, though!
Just curious . . . @orphia . . . how many miles do you run a week? I probably average about 15-25 depending on my schedule, working on a HM training plan right now. Are you training for a race?
Hi @rodmelching Nice to meet you. Hahaha I saw you commenting on @garygse's Strava yesterday(?).
Sounds like you're on the right track. When are you planning to do the HM?
I've been training to run my first 50 km run, and doing between 45 - 65 km per week for several months, running 4-5 times a week.
I'm not doing an event/race, I'm just doing it in my own time, although I've lined up a friend to join me for the last 10 km.
Doing my 50 km tomorrow (Sunday, Australian time).
@orphia . . wow 50k, I'm totally impressed. I've always had the crazy goal of running a full marathon but I can't seem to wrap my brain around 26 miles, let alone 50k (31 miles). Training for a HM in Sept, trying to break 2:15. I ran a race in May, it was a week after a bad traffic accident and my ribs were killing me, finished 2:18. So I feel like 2:15 is within my grasp. What is your strava name . . I'll follow you. No pressure. Congrats on the 50k . . good luck!1 -
Hope to do a bit more handstanding today - did a couple yesterday but hubby was watching TV and had all the lights off and I wasn't too keen in the dark!!
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Handstand practice
01 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
02 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
03 Jun – 4 minutes wall drills + 1 minute of Crow poses
04 Jun – 5 minutes wrist/arm/shoulder exercises
05 Jun - 5 minutes - headstand, Crow, wrist strengthening
06 Jun – 5 minutes – Crow, planks, Firefly, wrist strengthening
07 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 38 second headstand
08 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 1 minute headstand
09 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 40 second headstand
10 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 39 second headstand – then a 50 km run
11 Jun - 5 minutes wrist exercises
12 Jun - 5 minutes wrist exercises, headstand, and planking
@rodmelching I just followed you. I'm in yellow, arms in the air. You can easily do 2:15 if you did 2:18 with borked ribs.
Here's my 50 km recap thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10673530/i-ran-my-first-50-km-run-31-miles
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Very inspirational @Orphia
I didn't get in any handstand practice today which is a bit rubbish. A brief early morning yoga session was all I could fit in as I was mentally drained after a hectic day at work, long job interview in my lunch break than family duties. On the positive I have gotten some people at my work enthusiastic about taking some handstand classes today so I have made a contribution to the world of handstands and inversions
On the positive, a day off has got me super excited for class tomorrow and a solid hour of practice.
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@TiisTitanium - your form is beautiful. I'm so jealous. And try not to worry too much about the extra weight. You did your body a huge favor by stopping smoking and with as much as you work out, think of all the muscle you've added along with an extra fat. When you lose the fat, you are going to be SWOLE.
@Orphia - congrats on your run. I cannot even image. Heck, I'd be happy to run a mile nonstop.
@ContraryMaryMary - I'd meant to mention that before when people talked about their wrists hurting with handstands. The weight should be in the fingers. Your fingers should be gripping/almost clawing at the ground.
I haven't gotten in daily practice, but I've gotten in a few days. This morning I did timed facing the wall holds and then kickup to hollowback/stag. I'm still trying to use my non-dominant leg to kick up because the pressure from kicking up is doing a number on my fractured foot.1 -
Handstand practice
01 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
02 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
03 Jun – 4 minutes wall drills + 1 minute of Crow poses
04 Jun – 5 minutes wrist/arm/shoulder exercises
05 Jun - 5 minutes - headstand, Crow, wrist strengthening
06 Jun – 5 minutes – Crow, planks, Firefly, wrist strengthening
07 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 38 second headstand
08 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 1 minute headstand
09 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 40 second headstand
10 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 39 second headstand – then a 50 km run
11 Jun - 5 minutes wrist exercises
12 Jun - 5 minutes wrist exercises, headstand, and planking
@rodmelching I just followed you. I'm in yellow, arms in the air. You can easily do 2:15 if you did 2:18 with borked ribs.
Here's my 50 km recap thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10673530/i-ran-my-first-50-km-run-31-miles
@orphia . . awesome recapped, enjoyed the read. Kudos on reaching your goal! I followed you on strava . . doubt you'll see any 50k runs on my account . . lol
@orphia & @TiisTitanium . . did five sets of planks - wall-walk - handstands, holding the handstand for 30-40 sec's. Wasn't perfectly vertical but happy with how it felt. I'll keep doing that for a week, I'll keep trying to get closer to the wall and more vertical. Appreciate the motivation, always nice to find new challenges.2 -
Thanks, all!
Nice practice, @rodmelching !
13 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 1 minute headstand bending one knee then the other
Still recovering from Sunday and being cautious.
I'm finding that being on all fours and putting my weight on my hands feels like it'll really help. I rock from side to side so one arm and different parts of the hands gets strengthened. I also put as much weight on the fingers as I can, and sometimes hold my forward weight with the base of my palms lifted. I also put my hands pointing outward or turned backwards. So many different parts of the wrist and hands can feel it.2 -
I'm in! I've been meaning to get back into this...can only hold for a few secoonds at the moment... 4
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I thinkI wrists is probably one of the trickiest bits to master with handstands. I learnt a neat trick in handstand to help with sore wrists. Basically you do a squat but you tuck your wrists into your knee pits and squeeze your forearms/wrists and it gives a lot of relief.
Excellent handstand for class for me tonight which made me happy. My teacher says that i am a natural at the straddle press handstand so I need to focus on that one which is an exciting goal to work towards
And I bought a cool new handstand t-shirt (apologies to friends for the double up pic)
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@TiisTitanium that is an awesome shirt1
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Handstand practice
01 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
02 Jun – 5 minutes wall drills
03 Jun – 4 minutes wall drills + 1 minute of Crow poses
04 Jun – 5 minutes wrist/arm/shoulder exercises
05 Jun - 5 minutes - headstand, Crow, wrist strengthening
06 Jun – 5 minutes – Crow, planks, Firefly, wrist strengthening
07 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 38 second headstand
08 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 1 minute headstand
09 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 40 second headstand
10 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 39 second headstand – then a 50 km run
11 Jun - 5 minutes wrist exercises
12 Jun - 5 minutes wrist exercises, headstand, and planking
13 Jun – 5 minutes wrist exercises, 1 minute headstand
14 Jun – 5 minutes inc planking, 5 second handstand
Exercises today included downward dog with my fingertips holding my forward weight.
Also did my first handstand practice since before my 50 km run, and held a handstand for 5 seconds.3 -
Four years old. First attempt at a handstand. Perfect form.8 -
Hi all, been stalking this thread and decided to actually join in! I used to be so good at handstands when I did gymnastics as a kid, but since spraining my wrist, I don't find them as easy anymore. Time to work back to them 5
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Hi all, been stalking this thread and decided to actually join in! I used to be so good at handstands when I did gymnastics as a kid, but since spraining my wrist, I don't find them as easy anymore. Time to work back to them
Hello @deviette Can't wait to hear about your progress
@Contrary_MaryM - cuteness overload
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lol. i went to do crow and my brain said tripod. and smacked my head on the carpet.
i'm fine.
i tried some kick ups and some straddle ups with middling success
i don't think i like headstands. my neck is not a fan2
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