How to do an Elbow Stand in 5 Minutes - Learn from an Olympic Gymnast! | FlexAbilities 

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

Thank you! I am glad you found it helpful!

Yes I can do a handstand tutorial sometime! Great idea. :)

Hi Sandy! Thanks for your question! I am happy to give your my advice. When I hold any elbow stand position, the shoulders naturally go up in order to brace yourself. You do not need to worry about pushing the shoulders down or separating your shoulder blades. I would say that your shoulders are up and your shoulder blades will naturally come together from arching the back. Think about pushing out your ribs and making a "C" shape with your back. Doing push-ups with the elbows in (tricep push-ups) is a great way to strengthen your upper body for this trick. I hope this helps!

@@FlexAbilitiesLLC Thank you very much for your answer Shelby, you are very kind, I had this doubt for some time, since when training I develop better knowing the technique and knowing in which position the body should go, so I find your advice very useful for my practice.. God bless you and greetings from México

Yes! I used to have this skill in my routines. I never had a name for it, but I know what you mean. I have a good trick for it that will help you not fall. Will make a video soon! In the meantime, you should work on building up arm strength. Look up Pamela Reif on RU-vid for amazing workout routines!

@@FlexAbilitiesLLC thank you so much! I need it for an upcoming routine, so I appreciate it! 💗

You can use the wall to help you! Go into your elbow stand with the feet against the wall, then carefully walk your feet up the wall and push off with both feet at the same time. Make sure your chin/chest are close to the ground. I recommend getting someone to spot you the first several times until you are comfortable!

Ooh thanks it helped me a lot>3

Don’t beat yourself up over it! I have been training for a long time and this is a difficult skill. You probably need to work on developing more upper body strength, which is a good video idea for me to do next! Just keep practicing 1 step at a time and don’t get discouraged when it doesn’t work right away. It takes a long time.