There are often regular breaks in your routine which should be used to change up how you train. One example is travel for any length of time. With certainty any travel is going to disrupt any plan of training you have. You may not have the right equipment to do …
The Biggest One Hand Handstand Tip
The one hand handstand is probably the most amazing skill in hand balancing. Sure there are more difficult ones and variations of the move but everyone can understand just how remarkable the one hand handstand is. If you can hold a one armer you’re doing something right. If you can’t …
On Handstand Pushups
One exercise that brings more people into hand balancing more than any other is the handstand pushup. Many people do them against the wall to build up strength. Sooner or later they figure how much better it’d be without using the wall for balance. Even if you have the strength …
Shoulder Weaving for Strength and Balance
This little drill has kept popping up in different places. Alright, I get the message. And I hope you do to. I didn’t really ‘read’ it the first three or four times I read The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing but the fifth was different. This exercise is …
Feats of Strength on the Road
Been traveling around the past week and a half. Nowadays it seems there is something that is always of staple of me doing that. And that is performing a few feats of strength for others. I did a few here and there, but there was one night down in Huntington …
100-day Handstand Challenge
September 22nd marks a special day. From here there are exactly 100 days left in the year. Think about what can you accomplish in 100 days? Here is my encouragement to set a big goal for the end of the year. Pick one thing and go after it with a …
The Boys Are Back In Town DVD Set
Let me start of by saying that I only recommend products to you that I use or have used and find to be helpful in my training. You’ll never see me endorsing an ab-zapper or a treadmill or anything like that. Only the best will make the cut if I’m …
Handstand Partner Drill for Stronger Shoulders
I asked one of my friends, Max, who competed as a former high-level gymnast to tell me about some of the exercises and drills he and his teammates used to build the strength they required. You can see check one video of the partner drills he showed here. This is …
Hand Balancing Stands Pre-Production Offer
The wood chips and sawdust flying. Loud noise as wood is sanded down and bolts are screwed in. A couple hours of work from buying the supplies to a finished product. Overall a successful rebuilding of the hand balancing stands. It’s not exactly done yet. There’s a couple changes that …
Planche Training
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 …
Training Simplified
Have you heard of Occam’s Razor? It’s often quoted as “All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best.” Though this was originally a scientific principle it applies to your training just as well. There’s a time and place to do complex exercises and some crazy feats of …
Underbalancing, Learning By Yourself, and Ab Training
Going to answer more questions today. Before I begin let me once again advise that when you send in your questions to to give details and don’t just ask a broad question like ‘how do I do a handstand?’ Before you ask anything look around the site, especially the articles …
Hand Balancing Stands Video
As it stands right now there are over two to one people for making the hand balancing stands. Firstly, I want to thank everyone who took the time to reply to my last email whether you were for or against the idea. Besides the results there was lots of confusion. …
10 Ways to Get Motivated to Train
Happy Labor Day! We’re into the last third of the year. Almost the home stretch. Are you on pace to accomplish your training goals for the year? Personally I almost skipped my workout today. But the little gremlin in my mind telling me to do so was defeated and I …