How integral is your training to your life? Here’s a couple different possibilities: 1 – You don’t train so it’s not. 2 – It’s something you feel like you have to do to be healthy and look good 3 – It’s something you look forward to every day (and if …
Handstand Drills
There are a whole lot of different handstand drills you’ll need to do depending on what you’re working on. In this article we’ll focus on specific drills that will help you to hold a better and more stable handstand position. If you’re looking for different handstand drills just look around …
Handstand Benefits
There are many handstand benefits. For this article we’ll be splitting it up into doing the handstand against the wall and doing the handstand freestanding. I make no claims that this is an exhaustive list. Wall Handstand Benefits Builds a beginner level coordination and balance – When you’re starting out …
Handstand Pushup Benefits
Handstand pushup benefits are many. Some might even call it one of the greatest exercises ever invented. Strengthens the triceps, shoulders and chest Strengthens many stabilizer muscles Requires coordination and balance Can be an effective muscle builder Provides the benefits of inversion Its an impressive skill few people can do …
Hand Balancing for Muscular Development
Hand Balancing for Muscular Development is a book written by Bill Hinbern on learning to do hand balancing. This book was actually for first introduction to hand balancing and got me started a long time ago. The book is dedicated to three people. Robert L. Jones. Professor Paulinetti. And Professor …
Yoga Handstands
In Yoga handstands make up one area that a lot of people avoid, because they can be much more difficult then any number of the other poses. But they should not be avoided. While it may take lots of practice you can learn how to do the handstand and other …
Incurable or Not?
A week ago I was watching the Olympics with my girlfriend. With that came TV commercials. Seeing as I almost never watch TV its always interesting to see what’s being promoted these days. A commercial came on advertising some pharmaceutical drug. I don’t recall the name of it, except the …
Press to Handstand
The press to handstand is a fairly general name, that commonly refers to any straight arm press. This is different from the many bent arm presses, which are still presses up to a handstand, but are usually called something different. Among the straight arm variations, the most common and easiest …
York Hand Balancing Course
The York Hand Balancing Course was published by the York Barbell Company. There is no specific author, and I have found no information that states who actually wrote it. It starts off with the following: DID YOU EVER NOTICE when you see a group of strong men together that, sooner …
Life in a Handstand Episode 3
It’s the third episode of Life in a Handstand starring Tim “Livewire” Shieff. This episode takes a somber tone as Tim received an eviction notice and has to leave his home, of course walking out on his hands. My particular favorite parts are crossing the street and then being splashed …
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 …
Secrets of the Handstand 3.0
It’s finally ready. The brand new 3.0 version of the Secrets of the Handstand Quick Start System. Now you can grab the three DVD set and book for a ridiculously low price. Also the digital version is available. I guarantee there is no faster way to learn how to hold …
Bodyweight Isometric Training
Lately I’ve been doing a fair amount of bodyweight isometric training. I was inspired when seeing the results had by Bud Jeffries especially after he taught at the last Super Human Training Workshop. I’ve also been studying oldtime strongman Alexander Zass who was famous for his use of isometrics. Most …
Handstand Press Progression
Here is a great video that shows handstand press progressions in action. I’m not sure over what span of time these clips were shot but it shows a man making lots of progress on a variety of handstand presses. There’s some very cool stuff like freestanding handstand pushups on bars …
Effects of Music on Strength
I got a free copy of Men’s Fitness magazine the other day and was glancing through it. I came across a small paragraph about a recent stuff on the effects of music on strength. This comes from a study at California State University Fullerton. I dug up the complete paper …