Today’s message is just for beginners. That is people still working on holding the regular freestanding handstand. If that’s you then keep reading. I’d say two thirds of the people that come to my website are just getting started and trying to learn the handstand. Even though it’s the basic …
Handstand Hand Isometrics
It’s been awhile since I’ve put up a full article on the site. Well, there’s a new one up there now. This one shows you an exercise to build stronger wrists specifically to help you balance better. Handstand Hand Isometrics Give it a try and let me know how it …
The Trampoline Handbook Available Now
The new Trampoline Handbook is available now. You can skip right ahead and get it now. Or read below to get the back story… —– I’m human. And because of that I make mistakes. But I like to think I quickly learn and fix them. However sometimes that’s not the …
Pullups, Chinnups & Rope Climbing
Just an update today. There’s two new Feats of Strength up on the site. Pullups & Chinning These moves have always been some of my favorites. I always include some from of pullups or chinnups in my workouts. This page includes some feats very few will work up to. Rope …
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 …
Rolling a Dumbbell Across the Gym?!?
If you missed my last story about one of the exercises I saw in a commercial gym you can read about it in the post below. But this one blow even that away. My friend ended up visiting that same gym the next day. And this is what he saw. …
Straight Arm Pressing Tips
Having safely returned from my trip its time to get back into regular emails to help you go further in your hand balancing and acrobatics. I received a number of excellent questions while I was gone so I figured I’d start there. “How should your hands look when there on …
Productive Exercises in Canada
I’m back in action after a several week hiatus. In case, you’re wondering the tour was hugely successful and a lot of fun the entire time. Perhaps I’ll tell you more about that later but right now I gotta tell you about a visit to a gym I had in …
Making Road Workouts Work
I’m about to hit the road for three weeks with my friends’ band Archer as they start up their first big tour. If you enjoy hard rock I suggest you check them out at https://www.archernation.com But that’s not the main thing I want to talk to you about today. Instead …
Progressing through Plateaus
Last night I held a closed doors tele-seminar for my Strength Mastermind members. The topic of the call was progression. When you understand progression and how it works your workouts will never be just an act of spinning your wheels. You will always be moving forward. Combining the concepts of …
RKC Review
Just finished up at the RKC yesterday. And what a time it was! Here’s a video with a few shots from the workouts as well as myself playing around during breaks. I even hit a new PR at 88 lbs. with the one leg squat. [youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vLKV9KY5zk] The more I go …
How to Really Learn Anything
Today starts the Russian Kettlebell Certification in San Jose, California. This will be my third time as an Assistant Instructor at the course and I’m excited as ever. It’s not just that I get to see some people I haven’t seen in awhile and am surrounded by a bunch of …
Hand Placement in Handstands
Here’s an interesting question. “I can only hold a handstand for about five seconds, with all fingers spread out, but when I bend in my right index finger I can hold for 15 seconds on up. What should I do?” Matthew Romero If you can hold it longer with your …
Human Link, Finger Lifting & Muscle Out
Just a quick note today to let you there are three new feats of strength up on the site. Go check ‘em out. The Muscle Out is a classic challenge when it comes to feats of strength. You take a weight and hold it out at arms length either to …
Handstands When Your Wrists Hurt
A common problem many beginners have with handstands is that their wrists can’t take it. I know the feeling. From a football injury back in high school my right wrist has never been the same. Its less flexible and even hurts when too much pressure is put on it in …