Handstands, Flexibility and Calisthenics Coach. How to's, Training Vlogs and Tutorials to help you reach your next goal. I started training these skills at the age of 37, I'm now 47 and can hold a One Arm Handstand, Straddle Planche, Stalder Press to Handstand, 90 Deg Handstand Push Up. I could not sit in a Straddle on the floor but can now lay flat in pancake, have head to toe hamstring flexibility and close to achieving full splits. I've been coaching clients in person and online for over 20 years
He’s sharing a lot of helpful tips for people who can’t do most of these things. Let’s not hate on someone because your point of view doesn’t match with his video. 🤣 btw Paul, I really love your channel!!!
How do you train to lift the hips up in the air? I have enough arm and shoulder strength but can't quite figure out how to lift my feet clear off the ground in something like a tuck planche.
Thank you Paul for your neverending effort to explain calisthenics to the general public. I have been following you for quite a while and your videos never fail to inspire me!
I use standard commercial gym flooring mats 15mm thick 1m sqr. The softer mats are not great for handstand balance. Wood or polished concrete is great as well
If you want to know what's after 6, it's locking your legs into lotus position, and lifting them up, without breaking the lotus lock. It's a bit more difficult than the level 6. Also, another way to make lvl 6 a bit more difficult, is starting with your feet, flat on the ground, instead of just the tip of the toes.
One day!!! I was practicing at work today and got a 10 second free handstand from a basic kick up. I’m 36 years old and my coworkers think I’m ridiculous 😂
Yes I use a Standing Straddle Good Morning taking hands to floor and lifting up to tip toes as part of my Handstand Warm Up when teaching. However I think you need to feet off the floor option to increase the intensity
So informative just what I needed.. no bs just simple straight forward information. Without all bells and whistles that complicate the simple basics.. So glad I found your channel.. Thank you will definitely start going through all your videos. 👍
Thanks for the video. I have been practicing calistenics for aproximately 10 years, I can do 8 muscle up in the bar but I can't do pikes, it's very hard now. I'm working in that, following your exercises in some videos. Thanks and greetings from mexico.
This was exactly the hump i couldnt get over. Overestimating my shoulders and underestimating my core was screwong me. Engage your core! Once I focused on my core I was able to push up more and navigating my wrists and shoulders was a breeze. But at least I got some good shoulder and wrist workouts over the past month trying to correct my balance!
In the beginning when my shoulder strength was still weak, my exit strategy was wearing a skateboard helmet 🤣 which really helped me prevent head injuries when I collapse while practising handstands. Luckily now I don’t have to anymore.
thanks for this iv been using the dip bar for the hand stand against wall. Prolly notthe safest but I seem to be able to hold msylf for 30 or so and di it for 3 reps every morning before I stretch. is only day 3 today and I can already tell my strength has gotten better. Can only imagine 3 to 6 months from now with consistency. My goal is to be able to do a hand stand push on my dip bars.
I'm about 1,89M and look like a hunchback every time I try an elbow lever...... Been to the gym for almost 14 year now, doing weighted chin ups and dips as part of my shoulder routine and tricep training. Also just when I feel like it. Strenght is not the issue in any case. But i can't get that form right i think.
Superb info! I can easily lean forward (with slightly bent legs) and press to handstand, with my feet landing on the wall behind me (balance isn't quite good enough otherwise), but trying to lower my legs slowly ( when my back isn't on the wall ) feels impossible right now. They always come crashing down fast! I'm going to start adding that face to wall exercise every day and see if I can improve that shoulder strength for underbalance! Thanks!
Yes the underbalance shoulder move will really help fill some gaps. Great you can already get up. Once the balance is there everything will come together
Looking for the no equipment back exercise to replace pull-ups... Since I would imagine you wouldn't always have access to a pull-up bar and I am reluctant to hang from a door or random roof beams out of fear of destruction of property
thanks Paul, your channel has been so helpful to me in my quest to do a handstand, i think realistically im still a few years away from doing presses but now i know all the exercises and drills i need to go to eventually achieve my goals. a big thank you
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Two great excercises again for shoulder strength. Nice to see you're using the reverse body position. Applies on a lot if not all moves: one arm, crow pose, straigh arm press. It's often a good way to see the answer is already in the body.
I really interested in this skill, but I hate kick to handstand for many reasons. I don't like uncontrolled bursting movements, I don't feel safe, I'm a big tall guy and i fear of falling hard, because of the lack of good muscles in my hands, back and core, I fear of putting pressure on the back and create injury, my flexibility teacher got a disc injury in her neck following this. I just hate the idea of doing something like that, it feels fundamentally wrong. I do see pressing to handstand in a slow and control way more appealing and promising that I have the right strength and build to hold it in a healthy way. Is there anyway to build it without the kick to handstand?
Yes you could pick and choose drills that allow support or spotting from the wall. Building strength with Dips, Pike Push Ups, eccentric wall press etc could all be done with little to no risk as long as you don’t progress to quickly beyond your current level. Hope that helps
@@PaulTwyman Thanks youre awesome! Can you give me a rough idea of what a repetition goal should be in any of the exercises you mentioned that can be a good starting point for working on the maneuver itself?
