Would you like to know the secret to knowing how to do a handstand for beginners step by step? It all comes down to one thing: confidence. If you believe you can do it, you will. Once you have that, you just need the knowledge. Here it is. The biggest …
How to Do a Handstand Yoga?
Do you know how to do a handstand yoga? Don’t worry. It is not as hard as it sounds. In fact, it can be achieved with a few basic moves. Here’s how: The most important thing is to be flexible enough to get into the best position to do a …
Handstand Drills for Beginners
Skipping the basics is one of the biggest and most fundamental flaws when training to do a handstand, whether it is solo or with a trainer. Handstand drills for beginners are a very necessary part of training to be able to do a perfect handstand. Many gymnastic coaches seem to …
Handstand Kickover
Doing a handstand kickover is fun and at the same time a smart choice of exercise. However, it is not that easy to do as it may cause injuries especially if you do not know the basic steps. In this sense, it is necessary to know how to obtain a …
Handstand on Forearms
The handstand on forearms is commonly called the forearm stand. There are also a number of other names like the lion or tiger stand. In yoga it has been called Pincha Mayurasana or the Feathered Peacock pose. It is a great exercise for opening up the upper back and shoulders. …
Is A Handstand Easier Than A Headstand?
Are you asking is a handstand easier than a headstand? The short answer is NO! (Although there are some exceptions.) Let me explain why. The handstand has a smaller base of support, i.e. your two hands, rather then the two hands and your head that are commonly used in the …
How to do a Handstand Against the Wall
In this article I’ll be showing you the most beginner stage of hand balancing, that is how to do a handstand against the wall. While most of this site is devoted to getting out in the open for freestanding handstands, there are many people that can’t yet do this simple …
6 Steps to Mastery?
I’ve been practicing my hand balancing a lot more lately working on some new moves. Its fun to see the difference between just working towards a new move for the first time and one that you have mastery of. In fact, just looking at this model I came up with …
Frogstand Tips Video
This video shows a tip for the Frogstand I came up with after working with a client on his handstand. Give it a try and see if it helps you out. By placing your hands wider than shoulder width you can more easily support your body weight thus making the …
Get In While You Can
I was working with a client again today and came up with something that can help you big in the frog stand, and thus work your way to the handstand. I’ll shoot a video of it soon and put it online for you to see. (Should have had the camera …
Struggling with the Handstand?
The vast majority of people that come to this site are beginners looking to get into a handstand for the first time. Yes, there are those that can effortlessly hold a one arm handstand but they are few and far between. And everyone else is jealous of them of course. …
Most Dangerous Handstand Stunt
Hope, pointed this video out to me. I just recently featured Rudi Macaggi doing a one hand handstand on a guitar. But this stunt takes the danger level to an insane level. (Obvciously Rudi is a professional and in no way should you attempt this stunt at home.)
Amazing Hand Balancing Feats
I just read my recent copy of the Dinosaur Files newsletter available from Brooks Kubik. Great training information though much more about lifting heavy weights than hand balancing it did have the following interesting reports I thought worthy of sharing. These originally come from Gord Venables in the magazine Strength …
Gaining Skills at Older Age
I got this in just a couple days ago from Steve. Thank you. I am a 60–almost 61–year old man, 6’1″, about 185 lbs. I have lifted off and on since age 15, trying to stay in shape. During my college years I did a small amount of handstands. I …
Don’t Be Stupid
I saw this video awhile back on GymnasticsCoaching.com. Do not try this. Certain professional hand balancers, like Inguar Anderson, have flirted with death by doing dangerous hand balancing stunts, for professional reasons. But it is not recommended for anyone to try to do the same. When you see this guy …