Straight Arm Press Tips

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Time to answer some of your questions again. What with the new site and new releases I’ve let some of these pile up. Here’s two asking the same thing. “How do you do a lever up handstand. Starting feet on floor in straddle. Used to be able to do it …

Planche Training

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The quality of the questions coming in has, for the most part improved. Here’s a great one on planche training from Josh, “hey ive just learnt about planche a few weeks back and have looked up many ways of progression towards a full planche, i know it is not an …

Basic Handstand Help

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I’ve received quite a few questions lately, so today I’m going to dive into the proverbially mail bag. Remember you can submit your hand balancing questions here. Here’s a few different questions from Cheryl. “Which part of my body to focus for balancing when i hold a handstand. Do I …

Make Your Handstand Pushups Harder

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Handstand pushups. I don’t know if anyone would deny this as a great exercise. It’s amazing when someone tells you they can do 15 handstand pushups. But what KIND of handstand pushups are they talking about, assuming they are even telling the truth? There are many ways to skin this …

Handstand Questions Answered

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Gonna drop into the mailbag and answer a few questions today. “Is it possible for a weak old man to develop the strength necessary to do a handstand? (presently outa condition and overweight). when will the dvd be available again?” -Dennis The Secrets of the Handstand Quickstart Guide has been …

Increase your Hand Balancing Abilities

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Got a question from Patrick. “I am a beginner at hand balancing. How can I find exercises and stretching drills thats will increase my abilities” C’mon people. This is a call to all who submit questions. Be more specific. I can provide better answer when I know what you want. …

David Webster on Hand Balancing

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Strength historian David Webster wrote this about hand balancing in 1963: “Few physical culturists attracted to balancing have any ambitions to perfect a first class act and top the bill at the variety theatres or on television, this has happened time and time again to fellows who set out to …

Comment on the Hand Balancing Blog

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I wanted to share with you an interesting debate I had with one of my subscriber’s and than I want to encourage you to add your own comments. So here is part of Nathan’s comments: “I take issue with some of the things you say on this site, also I …

One Handed Handstand

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Got another question regarding the one handed handstand. Hi . i have kinda a problem using one arm handbalancing because i have been practicing on it since long time and i believe i have a good strength in my shoulders yet i cant hold it more than 5 sec but …

Handstand Press

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Another thing I’ve devoted more of my time to recently is the handstand press. While a normal handstand does not take very much strength many of the presses do. Handstand presses can be broken down into two main groups. Those done with straight arms and those down with bent arms. …

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Handstand Hold for Time

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Here is a great way to finish off your workouts whether you are doing just hand balancing or anything else by doing a handstand hold. Its really simple, too. Just kick up into a handstand against the wall and hold it there for as long as you can. Try to …