A few things to cover today. First a questions from Brian. “my handstand stays in air for less than 3 seconds. at times i do better and most times i do worse. i tried the wall to gain back strength but i never seem to get better. Its been 3 …
Kettlebell Juggling Website is Live
There’s a whole new website up. This one’s all about kettlebell juggling. As you may know I think kettlebell juggling is one of the most fun ways to get stronger and better conditioned. And I’ve gotten pretty good at it over the years. The site is at www.kettlebelljuggling.com. Nice name, …
Bodyweight Exercise for Strength Article
Yep, one more article up on the site. Bodyweight exercises should form the basis of anyone’s routine, at least in the beginning. By this I don’t mean you should do exclusively bodyweight training but you need to have the basics down before moving on to anything else. Bodyweight Strength Training …
New Portals to Help Navigate the Site
Here’s a few of the new pages I was talking about. These will be especially helpful for new people entering the site but if you’re looking for something in a certain category you’ll be able to find it here. These pages act as a portal to other parts of the …
How to Bend Nails
Yet another article is up on the site. This one delves into the feat of strength known as nail bending. Even if you’re not interested in bending nails for the sake of bending nails, you might want to try it out for the strength you’ll build in your hands, wrists, …
The Strongman Manifesto
You can get the Strongman Manifesto now, and discover how to become as strong as you possibly can. If you want to learn how to unlock your strength to the best of your abilities click here to read. Download it, read it and let me know what you think. You …
Handstand Pushups and Handstand Hand Positions
Got two more handstand questions I’ll dig into today. I have to admit the quality of the questions has stepped up recently at least for the most part. Submit yours at https://www.lostartofhandbalancing.com.Here we go. The first one is from Ari. “OK, Logan, I can balance on my hands, and I …
Strongman Manifesto soon to arrive
I’m just finishing up a special report called the Strongman Manifesto that you’ll be able to get early next week at no cost. Just wanted to let you know its coming. I’ve been writing it for several months off and on but its just about complete. To give you a …
Can Hand Balancing Help Doing Backflips?
It looks like the last email unleashed a fury of new questions. Because of the volume of them I might not get back to you personally, but I’ll try to answer the good one’s here. Hi Logan, I’ve been making tremendous progress with my handstands. I can also do a …
Combat Conditioning Athlete of the Year
Part two of the Combat Conditioning Athlete of the Year journey is now up on the site. Find out more about my training and the contest itself. Most importantly what made the difference and allowed me to come out on top. Plus you get to see the trophy.In strength, Logan …
Increase your Hand Balancing Abilities
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. …
Ultimate Royal Court Challenge
Happy Memorial Day. I hope you had a great time this weekend and on this fine holiday. While many take it easy on a holiday, I think it’s an even better time for a hard workout. Maybe even an epic challenge of sorts. There’s a new article on the site …
Fish Tail Press Up to Handstand
Fish Tail Press Up to Handstand Got another video for you. This one is from next month’s Acrobat Accelerator. A slightly more advanced move, but in the complete video you’ll be taken through the steps to get up to this move. Here’s what it says in The True Art and …
David Webster on Hand Balancing
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 …
Taking Time Off from Handstands
Every once in a while you need to take a little time off from your training. This could be a few days or a week. Maybe a month while you focus on other goals. This is not a bad thing. Sure, you won’t be making direct progress during that time. …