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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
More Handstand Q&A
Gonna dip into the mailbag today and answer a couple questions. —— I had a question that relate to both my bridging, and hand balancing. When I do either, the blood rushes to my head very soon, not letting me hold either very long. Is this normal? Will it go …
Videotape Your Handstands and Acrobatics
“Whoa, that’s what I’m doing? No wonder I‘m not pulling it off” It wasn’t the first time I said that phrase and it wouldn’t be the last. Back in gymnastics I liked to bring in a digital camera to take video of myself performing moves. I’d leap upwards to do …
Injury-Proofing Your Ankles
A subscriber wrote in after the release of the Parkour Tutorial DVD with a warning. Thanks again Adam for bringing it to my attention. Tricking, Parkour, even gymnastics can be rough on the ankles. Sprains, strains, and broken ankles are unfortunately not that uncommon. In order to avoid this you …
Da Vinci on Hand Balancing
“Study the science of art and the art of science.” -Leonardo da Vinci Hand balancing is an art. Hand balancing is a science. Which do you practice? It is very helpful do break down what needs to be done with the handstand to make it as easy as possible for …
Straightening Handstand, Wrist Strength & More
Diving into a few questions and comments today. “In the hand stand, and especially in the bridge, the main persisting difficulty is an inherent wrist weakness. In fact I observe steady improvement in back and shoulder flexibility, but the wrist is always setting me back!” Joseph I know your pain …
How to do a Cartwheel Article
This one is on How to do a Cartwheel. A simple gymnastic move that everyone should be capable of doing. Are you? I should of done this one a long time ago, judging by the number of questions I’ve had. But hey, better late then never right? It has a …