I’m happy to share that I’ve achieved a long-term goal of a freestanding full range handstand pushup. Next step is to clean it up and add reps. How did I get here? First I had a good base in being able to do a freestanding handstand. (I see too many …
How to Fix Niggling Pains
As I started up back in doing handstand pushups the other day, I noticed something. My right shoulder was not feeling 100%. The truth is I wouldn’t even call it “pain”. That’s too strong of a word. But “niggling” is about right. It means: “cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, …
Hand Position in Handstand Pushups
Your hand position in handstand pushups is not often addressed, even by those that teach the benefits of this exercise. Yet this small piece of positioning makes a BIG impact. In short, by having your hands out a bit wider, it changes the length of the range of motion, thus …
Quick Bodyweight Workout when Traveling
As mentioned previously, I was traveling in Guatemala for a week. On my shorter travels I typically don’t workout — just getting a solid workout in before I go, and then getting right back into it upon my return. I use the travel time to recoup, kind of like a …
Bodyweight Exercises for Shoulders
If your workout consists of mostly bodyweight exercises and your shoulders are lagging behind, or you’re just looking to increase more size to them, then this article might be of use to you. The shoulders lag behind for a lot of people, but fortunately changing hand positioning and load will …
How to do Hand Stand Push Ups
There are lots of variations in how to do hand stand push ups. This video here gives you some details about what specifically you can do in your positioning to make this exercise easier or harder to do. IF you want tons more tips and tricks like this on hand …
How to Do a Handstand Pushup
We’ve all seen them. They looked real cool and impressive. Here are some ideas on how to do a handstand pushup. The first thing to do is to warm up your shoulder muscles. You can do this by simply shrugging your shoulders several times. Continue by making your arms into …
Handstand Pushup Benefits
Handstand pushup benefits are many. Some might even call it one of the greatest exercises ever invented. Strengthens the triceps, shoulders and chest Strengthens many stabilizer muscles Requires coordination and balance Can be an effective muscle builder Provides the benefits of inversion Its an impressive skill few people can do …
Will Wall Handstands Help Balance? How Often to Train HSPU’s?
I have some cool things in the work for this month. One of them is nearing completion. More on that subject later. In the meantime let’s tackle a few more questions that have been sent in. First off from Carol. “If I keep practicing kicking up to a handstand against …
Handstand, Tumbling and Athleticism
Wanted to start off today’s message with a powerful comment from a subscriber. Logan, Your website is absolutely fantastic and it has helped me learn a whole new approach to physical-culture training. Over the last few months, I have incorporated handstand push-ups and some elementary handstand training into my weightlifting …