terça-feira, 11 de maio de 2010

The Handstand


How long has it been since you're upside down? "Plantou bananeira"? Or did a handstand?

Besides the fun, being upside down stimulates several things at once: arms, shoulders, confidence, balance, deltoids etc. And did I mention the fun?

The body should be well warmed up to do it safely.

There are several ways to train handstands:

- Train leaning on a wall, stay as long as you can.

- Train without support, straight, still, don't walk with your hands. If you loose the balance, start again.

- Train unsupported, try not to fall no matter what. This time you can walk with your hands.

- HS Wall Runs: Exercises the shoulder griddle and is relatively easy (non-technical):


- Train handstand pushups. Excellent for strength. It's like raising your own weight overhead. It can be done on the floor, between two chairs, paraletes or the rings:



There is an excelent page explaining how to make a handstand step by step. The explanation is very technical and correct, covering almost every aspect of the movement:



And here is how to train to do handstand pushup:



And here is how to do a handstand without use momentum (press to handstand):



And the most bestial. One-handed handstand push-ups!

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