The biggest reason why i was falling was that i was always trying to keep my body 100% rigid, so when i tried to counter balance i just fell, the "secret" is to have your body "straight" but relaxed, so that when you have to counter balance, there's no opposing force preventing you to use the needed muscles
Paul, you are the best out here in a handstand youtube available world! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! This window of balance term is so so well explained in all your videos and it totally changed my perspective of what kind of drills I really need. So, thank you a lot.
Could you make a similar video for HSPU please? I can find tons of videoes of the progressions for getting a HSPU, but very few technical deep dives on what's going on, what goes wrong etc. Especially since it seems there are two types (wide arms, almost straight up and down vs closer arms, leaning more forward when going down). Such a technical deep dive would be awesome!
Thank you for the tips, Paul! helpful as always. My handstand shape is exactly like that and good to know not to be fixated on getting a dead straight line and it would take time for that!
Shoulder and arm strength for me. After rotator cup tear (twice) I m very careful not do anything with too much stress. I still cant walk back to the wall, I feel too heavy... Pike push ups and holds work , but I have found that headstands with a cushion and progressively higher blocks are greaat for giving me the"Feeling" of a handstand. My grandchilden laugh their heads off at me, but I show them your videos and they want to join in.
Excellent video again Paul, I love how you explain the why behind the things. I notice that my lower back is the 'weakest' link and I rebalance often by sticking my bum out when I tend to under balance. Enjoying the process and even though it feels like I'm not progressing that much and sometimes I go backwards, I know I am progressing and it's all about keep putting in the work and trusting my body that it knows
Thanks for the tips. My shape is a bit banana and I was focusing a lot on this. So now I will surely be less strict on the form, so I can build time and my balance window.
Love this channel. I'm training this as often as possible in 2024 and hope to get it this year or next. Only missed 1 day so far! I'm curious.. how long can you hold a handstand for, Paul?!
All the line drills are great (floor hollow body, chest on floor, chest to wall) then it’s practicing the one piece while doing the heel Pull and Toe Pull balance work
I am able to learn anything quickly. I went from 4 pullups, to a muscle up in just a month. Barley could do a pushup, to doing 206 in one set in just a year, I mastered Music, Art, etc. But after an hour everyday for the past year genuinely trying to get a handstand and making no progress is fucking insane.
That’s unusual, I’d try and find someone that teaches locally to you get them to check what you’re practicing. It can take time but with that much practice I’d recommend being assessed as you might have bad habits
I train it for 20-30min 3-4 times a week, as I have other workouts. Would you say that’s a good amount? Been using your drills after a full year of freestanding kick ups and not really progressing, now I’m using the wall drills and it’s progressing again 😊
Yes if you seeing progress then the 3-4 x per week should be fine. But if slows down try increasing by adding another session. Doing a few handstand drills can be a good warm up before other workouts
Take a close look at his hands while he's in the handstand. See how his fingers are bent and not flat against the floor. This gives you the ability to push with your fingertips against the floor, and if you've got his point 1 down, that moves your feet off the wall.
