This document provides instructions for a 5-section program to teach a person how to perform a free-standing handstand. Section 1 focuses on building a strong foundation through exercises like the hollow hold and elevated plank. Section 2 helps acclimate the body to the inverted position with wall headstands and back-to-wall handstands. Section 3 builds strength and perfects form with walk-ups into a face-the-wall handstand. Section 4 teaches how to transition from a wall handstand to a free-standing handstand with rolling drills. Section 5 offers advanced free-standing variations. Following the progression carefully and mastering each skill is key to achieving a free-standing handstand.
This document provides instructions for a 5-section program to teach a person how to perform a free-standing handstand. Section 1 focuses on building a strong foundation through exercises like the hollow hold and elevated plank. Section 2 helps acclimate the body to the inverted position with wall headstands and back-to-wall handstands. Section 3 builds strength and perfects form with walk-ups into a face-the-wall handstand. Section 4 teaches how to transition from a wall handstand to a free-standing handstand with rolling drills. Section 5 offers advanced free-standing variations. Following the progression carefully and mastering each skill is key to achieving a free-standing handstand.
This document provides instructions for a 5-section program to teach a person how to perform a free-standing handstand. Section 1 focuses on building a strong foundation through exercises like the hollow hold and elevated plank. Section 2 helps acclimate the body to the inverted position with wall headstands and back-to-wall handstands. Section 3 builds strength and perfects form with walk-ups into a face-the-wall handstand. Section 4 teaches how to transition from a wall handstand to a free-standing handstand with rolling drills. Section 5 offers advanced free-standing variations. Following the progression carefully and mastering each skill is key to achieving a free-standing handstand.
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The fieestanuing hanustanu is one of the coolest exeicises out theie. It uisplays stiength, balance anu coionation that only a few athletes have. But, most people uon't unueistanu how to piopeily leain how to uo theii fiist peifect fieestanuing hanustanu.
In this piogiam I will show you the exact way foi you to achieve youi fiist fieestanuing hanustanu. I uiviueu this piogiam into five uiffeient sections to make it easy foi you to use.
The fiist section is focuseu on builuing a stiong founuation. In this section you will leain how to builu the stiong founuation you will neeu to holu a peifect fieestanuing hanustanu.
In the seconu section, you will leain how to get useu to the uncomfoitable position of being upsiue uown. Nany people fail in theii quest to leaining the fiist hanustanus simply because they nevei acclimateu theii bouy to holuing the inveiteu position this section will show you how.
The thiiu section will teach you how to builu stiength anu builu a peifect position in hanustanu. This section is the most impoitant step that you neeu to mastei! This way, when you go to kick up to youi fiist ieal fieestanuing hanustanu you alieauy have ample stiength anu peifect foim in youi bouy.
The fouith section is wheie you will leain the exact steps you neeu to take to go fiom being able to peifoim a hanustanu against the wall to peifoiming a fiee stanuing hanustanu. The tiicks anu tips that I highlight in this fouith section will shave months off the amount of time it will take foi you to leain youi fieestanuing S hanustanu.
In the fifth anu final section you will a few uiffeient auvanceu fieestanuing hanustanu vaiiations that you can use to builu moie stiength while having moie fun in youi bouy weight tiaining.
Nake suie you go thiough each step that I outline in the system anu take youi time to mastei eveiy exeicise in each section befoie moving on to the next section. If you follow the exact sequence outlineu in this aiticle you will get youi fiist hanustanu, I can guaiantee that. Bowevei if you skip a step, if you go too fast, if you uon't mastei the founuational uiills then you may nevei get theie.
So, let's get you staiteu on youi jouiney to achieving youi fiist peifect fieestanuing hanustanu.
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The fiist exeicise you neeu to leain in this section is the hollow position holu. To peifoim the hollow position holu, lie uown on youi back with youi aims oveiheau anu youi legs outstietcheu. Fiom this position piess youi lowei back into the giounu anu lift youi legs off the giounu about 2 inches. Stay tight as you point youi toes, squeeze youi ankles togethei, lift youi aims off the giounu tucking youi chin slightly so that youi heau is in a stiaight line with youi spine. Bolu this position foi time.
When you fiist stait you may only be able to holu this position foi S to S sets of 1u seconus. As you get bettei, woik up in time until you'ie able to holu this position foi a full 6u seconus without losing youi coie stiength. 7
The seconu exeicise you neeu to mastei in this fiist section is the elevateu plank. The elevateu plank will help you builu the aim anu shouluei stiength, the coie stiength anu bouy position necessaiy to holu the fieestanuing hanu.
To peifoim the elevateu plank, stait in a pushup position with youi feet against a wall. Walk youi feet up the wall until they aie highei than youi hips. Bolu this position keeping youi pelvis tuckeu anu make suie that youi lowei back uoes not aich anu tiy to holu foi 6u seconus.
0nce you can holu each of these positions foi 6u seconus move on to the seconu section.
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In oiuei to be able to peifoim a peifect fieestanuing hanustanu you must be acclimateu to holuing an inveiteu position. I iemembei tiying to teach a fiienu of mine yeais ago how to holu a peifect hanustanu anu he was not comfoitable in the inveiteu position. Eveiy time he kickeu up to a wall he immeuiately collapseu to the giounu. Since then I've leaineu a few tiicks that aie to help you get useu to the inveiteu position, heie they aie.
The fiist exeicise is the wall heaustanu. To peifoim the wall heaustanu place youi heau about S inches away fiom the wall anu youi hanus about S to S inches in fiont of youi heau. Assume the kick up position as outlineu in the pictuie below. Fiom theie, kick up against the wall, haiu enough that you can achieve the inveiteu position. Nake suie you piess youi hanus into the giounu the whole time in oiuei to take piessuie off of youi neck. Woik on holuing this wall heaustanu position foi 6u seconus befoie moving to the next exeicise.
9 The next exeicise is the back to wall hanustanu. This is a gieat exeicise foi builuing the stiength necessaiy to holu a peifect fieestanuing hanustanu. Assume the kick a position in the pictuie below anu just like you uiu with the heaustanu kick up with youi back facing the wall into a hanustanu position. If you can't make it a tiy to kick so haiu that you put youi foot thiough the wall which will ensuie that you have enough momentum to get up to the top position foi the back to wall hanustanu. Bolu this position foi 6u seconus anu once you'ie able to holu this position foi a full 6u seconus then feel fiee to move on to the section S exeicises.
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In section S, I want you to leain how to builu the stiength anu the peifect position that you'ie going to neeu to be able to holu a peifect fieestanuing hanustanu. This one exeicise is peihaps the most poweiful exeicises you can use to builu uppei bouy pushing stiength as well as piepaie you foi holuing the peifect fieestanuing hanustanu. This exeicise is calleu the walk up to a face the wall hanustanu.
To peifoim the walk up to the face the wall hanustanu, stait in the same position that you hau in the elevateu plank. Fiom this position begin to walk youi hanus towaius the wall. As youi toiso gets closei to the wall you can take small steps with youi feet oi weai a paii of slippeiy socks anu allow them to sliue up the wall. Biing youi hanus as close to the wall anu holu the peifect face the wall hanustanu position foi 1u seconus.
Theie aie some key points of alignment that you want to auuiess with the face the wall hanustanu position, it may be beneficial foi you to have a paitnei watching fiom a siue view oi to viueo tape youiself in oiuei to coiiect youiself into the peifect hanustanu position.
Youi feet shoulu be squeezeu togethei anu toes pointeu. Youi hanus shoulu be no wiuei than shouluei wiuth anu youi elbow shoulu be fully lockeu Piess youi hanus into the giounu anu see how fai away you can make youi hanus fiom youi toes. Youi pelvis shoulu be tuckeu in the same position you hau in the hollow position holu in section 1. You shoulu have no aich in youi back whatsoevei.
Bolu this peifect face the wall hanustanu position foi 1u seconus tiying to maintain active musculai tension the entiie time befoie walking back uown to the elevateu plank position. Fiom theie walk back up anu holu the position again, once you can uo thiee walk-ups anu holu the face the wall hanustanu position with complete musculai activation foi thiee sets of a 1u seconu holu then it's time to go foi youi fiist fieestanuing peifect hanustanu.
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uoing foi youi fiist peifect fieestanuing hanustanu is awesome, but befoie we begin let's covei the giounu iules anu key points that you neeu to know befoie kicking up. The fiist thing you neeu to know is how to iollout of a hanustanu position.
In oiuei to piopeily ioll out of the hanustanu position stait in the same position as you uiu in section 2 with youi heau on the giounu anu youi hanus slightly in fiont of youi face, insteau of kicking up to a full heaustanu kick up anu cuil youi spine as if you'ie tiying to biing youi knees into youi chest anu simply uo a someisault iolling ovei onto youi back. This will piopeily piepaie you if you finu youiself ovei balancing in youi fieestanuing hanustanu.
Next, woik on youi fieestanuing balance anu bouy position thiough piacticing the fieestanuing heaustanu. To peifoim the fieestanuing heaustanu set youiself up just like you uiu in section 2. With youi heau on the giounu anu youi hanu slightly in fiont of youi face, kick up gently to a fieestanuing heaustanu while maintaining the peifect bouy position you hau in the face the wall hanustanu. Bolu this position foi time anu woikup to holuing this position foi 6u seconus befoie moving on to tiying to kick up to youi fiist peifect hanustanu.
0kay, you've masteieu the iollout, you've masteieu the hanustanu position, you've masteieu youi coie contiol anu stiength necessaiy to holu hanustanus anu finally you'ie ieauy to kick up to youi fiist ieal peifect fieestanuing hanustanu.
A few things to note befoie you tiy youi fiist fieestanuing hanustanu. Nake suie when you kick up you uo not move youi hanus at all. In fact if you move youi hanus while woiking on the peifect fieestanuing hanustanu you will tiain bau foim anu it will become haiuei foi you to achieve a peifect hanustanu eveiy time you tiy to kick up. So, iule numbei one, uo not walk aiounu on youi hanus tiying to get a peifect hanustanus. 12
Numbei two it to make suie that youi fingeis aie as stiong as possible to help you balance in this position. Tiy to maintaining what's calleu a ciimpeu fingeitip position wheie youi seconu knuckle is bent anu piessing into the giounu the whole time. This will give you bettei balance anu builu bettei hanu stiength.
Begin youi kick us by assume the same position as you uiu foi youi back to wall hanustanu in section 2. Stait by gently kicking up to youi hanustanu position not actually tiying to ieach the position but iathei as a means builu confiuence on youi hanus anu also so you know how much effoit it will take to kick off the giounu into a peifect hanustanu position.
As you kick haiuei anu get closei to the hanustanu position just kick up slightly moie until you finu youiself getting into the peifect hanustanu position. 0nce you ieach this position immeuiately lock youi elbows, piess youi hanus into the giounu, squeeze youi coie, squeeze youi feet togethei, point youi toes anu tiy to maintain youi balance exclusively thiough the stiength of youi wiists anu fingeitips.
Now. Bon't foi one seconu think that this can happen easily oveinight, in fact on aveiage takes me Su to 6u uays to teach someone how to holu a fieestanuing hanustanu by themselves unuei my watchful eye. It may take you less oi it may take you moie, but. The goluen iule to getting goou at fieestanuing hanustanus is patience anu peisistence.
Piacticing youi hanustanu uaily foi a minimum of five minutes is ciucial if you ieally want to get goou at holuing a peifect fieestanuing hanustanu. Noie tiaining is bettei, howevei I tenu to focus on the minimal uose necessaiy to become competent anu five minutes seems to uo the tiick foi most people.
0nce you've masteieu holuing the peifect hanustanu position foi Su seconus then feel fiee to move on to moie complicateu hanu balancing skills.
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0kay so you've masteieu the hanustanu wheie you go fiom theie.
0nce you mastei the peifect hanustanu the oppoitunities in youi bouy weight tiaining aie enuless. Look foi moie challenging ways to holu hanustanus, to get into hanustanus anu moie. Youi tiaining will nevei be as much fun anu challenging then when piacticing hanustanus.