@@SchoolofCalisthenics I have indeed, I remember finding your channel at 16k subs and wondering at the injustice of it all, because you guys deserve a lot more. Glad to see how much it's grown, keep on making great content guys! 🔥
Thanks guys my aim is to do a free standing handstand by the end of the year. I haven't done any of this stuff before plus I'm 55 years old but hay, your never to old!!
I started calisthenics a couple of months ago. I been struggling, since I watched your program using the wall. I am now able to do 4 sets of 20 seconds. I started to strengthen my back and shoulders. Loving it. Thanks a heap Gents 👍🤠
My progress is glacial, but I see a glimmer of hope from the way you break things down. The line between "showing how" and "showing off" is not well understood by so many would be coaches.
Hi Greg, thanks for the comment, this one means a lot to us. Stick with it and trust the process, the progress will come. Let us know if you need any help. Tim
Funnily, I was experimenting with the frogstand yesterday and was like "what if I place my knees even higher" and felt that it was something really different and liked it. And now after this video I hope I'll finally be able to bandstand more than just 10 seconds of floppy fighting with the balance. Cheers guys
So glad you found it helpful! Keep pushing forwards. Often it's just a matter of consistency over a period of time, and soon enough, I'm sure your body will start doing what you want it to! Keep it up! Seth
I've been trying handstands for EVER! I don't have a problem being upside down but that controlled rise has eluded me. I can even hold the frog stand for up to 30 seconds. Thanks guys. This has given me a good way of progressing from there!
After clicking through so many cali channels here on yt I really have to say: you guys are the best by far! Professional, informative and fun to watch you two ;) Thank you so much for the (free!!) advices.
yeah Dave what I'm doing is building up my basic strength with pull ups and dips variations. .. can do London sit now for 20 seconds and just started handstand against the wall. .. core strength I have found is important so consindrating on that.. don't allow people to give you negative thoughts because of your age I can do things that 20 year old men can't do, so stay focused and remember age is something people put on you, don't allow them.. stay strong and keep going.. all the best ..
Gonna give this approach a try. I am too scared to do wall walks or kickups. This seems way more controlled and better for beginners. Thank you for your great content
Nice tipps after mastering the frogstand, already feel improvement in my core strength as well, translates nicely to my deadlifts and squats doing strength training. Handstand and human flag are my goals for the summer, included to my strength routine. Greetings from Germany, keep up the good work =)
Wish there were more handstand tutorials like this without kicking up or using a damn wall... Just pure strength and helps you learn the press as well 👍
it is very useful and open my mind since I find it is painful of leaning my knees on the back triceps , having the platform can help building the stability and confidence.
Can't wait to try this approach. Going just from a kick up with front away from wall wasn't very good and doing wall walks now but I can do a headstand straight into a kick up with legs up easier. So I think the frog stands will be better until I can then use my hips to pull myself into the wall and then eccentric strength!
School of Calisthenics learned it's definitely not easy keeping my arms straight in learning the crow and frog. I felt like my knees kept trying to rest on my elbows and not triceps. I always get frustrated bc I can easily pull my weight for pullups but struggle with anything handstand progression related
Hi, stick with it and do lots of regular practice. There is a skill component to hand balancing that takes time to learn. The strength development will come. Tim
Very good video. I always struggled with the handstand, especially the part where you need to flip your body up. Now I feel I can tackle it with the frog stand first and then we shall see afterwards how it goes.
Interesting approach, I didn't see in other videos. Indeed, it allows to skip the frog stand, which is probably not the best exercice to implement the handstand. Thanks!
Ok, so you inspired me to download the new Handstand guide and get training seriously in 2018! This one has been on my goals list for a while now but never quite cracked the balance element. One question please guys, how often should I be training these Handstand routines to maximise my chances of joining you for the world record attempt? Keep up the great work!!
Handstand training can be done in small doses regularly but don't feel like you have to do it everyday.. you still need rest days from training for the handstand -Jacko
Hi Sean, glad the video was helpful. The blocks are just standard yoga ones. You can use anything though, an exercise step even weight plates stacked up. Just put a towel on if it hurts your head.
I didn't realize my shoulder scapular strength was so weak; I can't even do the exercises on here yet without assistance even though I have abs and I look very fit. No wonder I can't do handstands yet
Always been taught, across several types of exercise (including yoga) that locking out your elbows in any move is a bad idea, rough on your joints and uses less strength. What's the workaround or logic here in terms of how you protect the joint? Otherwise love the idea/method and super well explained vid - nicely done.
Hi, thanks for the message. The answer to this one depends on who you're speaking to, what you want to learn and your strength and stability at end range. Straight arm strength is required for a well delivered planche so to build the strength you have to train at these outer ranges. Providing you're not hypermobile and have used a progressive approach during your early hand balancing time there shouldn't be any issue with moving to straight arm variations. The protection for the joint comes in ensuring you have enough rest between sessions so the connective tissues can recover. As with anything if you feel and pain or instability then stop doing those progressions and seek some advice. Hope that helps and thanks for the support, we really appreciate it. Tim
I think Bottom Up really helps to get you comfortable in a number of positions when getting into the hand stand. If you can be comfortable and stable in a variety of inverted positions, the actual straight hand stand will already be easily attainable. Thanks guys!
Hey guys great video by the way you guys are awesome. 👍 anyway I'd like to ask a question about handstands I've been doing them against the wall but I'm doing the handstand pushups, to build up the strength in my shoulders so is it possible to use the push-up bars to get that more range of Motion or would it not be safe or would it be better to actually invest in some proper parallette. Thanks guys.
Hey Wolfy Dragon, Building strength in a greater range of motion is a good choice. If you find it difficult to begin with, practice using slow eccentrics, into the deeper ROM, then kick back up to the start of the Handstand again. Seth
When I do this my wrists won't present forwards and therefore my arms bend, I've been working on a planche tuck for a while now and the issue seems to be my wrists. Any hints or tips?
Been practicing my frog stands this morning, my wrists have always been small but are very weak too got wrist wraps, lockdown challange... can I learn to handstand
Very dynamic content and very good tips/details to try the perfect movement. I would like to see something like "things that you are doing wrong during the frog/crow/handstanding" to help people who are trying by themselves. Thanks!
When I try this my wrists and shoulders are (mostly) fine, but I almost feel that my arms will snap at my elbows. Just a lack of strength or an indication of doing something wrong?
Hey! It's hard to diagnose what will be going on over here - However, more likely than not it may be a case of building both strength and confidence with this over time. If you've never done this work before, your tendons and ligament may need some time to strengthen and become accustomed to offering support for your elbow. BUT as I said at the start, it's hard to diagnose on here. My advice, take your time and don't overdo it, if you're just starting out. If you experience any severe pain, get checked in with a local medical professional who can help keep you safe! All the best! Seth
Everyone has to start somewhere, so I've been off to the site and downloaded your free starter book. 54 years of age, sat on my a*se all day at a computer. My goal an one minute handstand by December. Wish me luck! One quick question, how may push-ups do I need to be able to do before I should start trying as I busted up my knee badly falling down from a wall trying a handstand last night. I can only do five start push-ups with a three count down and up? Thanks in advance for any advice from you or others on here. Oh lastly have you ever thought of getting an app for android/ios? I think it would be a big earner for you if you can make as informative as your RU-vid channel ?
Hi Tony, thanks for the message. You're dead right about every starting at the beginning. I began following 2 shoulder surgeries after multiple dislocations. Not ideal but it comes with time, patience and the right know how, which is what we're hoping to help you with. Thanks for getting a copy of the beginners guide. If you can get a 15 second handstand by June we need you at the World Record Attempt. There are no magic numbers in calisthenics but it would be good to build them up do you can 3 sets of 10 reps as a rough guide. I would also include some wall walks, pike push ups and dips in your programme. Work hard at the beginners exercises and nail the foundations as this sets up everything else. We're in the process of redeveloping our website which will create an app like experience. We have tonnes of content planned and will all be focused on the coaching style you see here and helping you to Redefine your Impossible. Hope training is going well and the knee heals up soon Tim
Will let you know when I can lift my 16st out of shape body up a wall without busting something. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Good news about the site, I look forward to seeing it.
Okay, so I have a question about elbows. Where should the inside of my elbow face.. in or forwards? I also struggle with my right elbow as I can't hyper extend it due to surgery and feel that is impacting on my straight arm form and strength. Any thoughts?
Ideally, we want our elbows facing backwards. As we get into the frogstand or crow pose, we want to grip the ground with our fingers, and then feel like we're turning the ground outwards. This will help put our shoulders into a more stable position for us to work from. In terms of your right elbow, as you've had surgery, it's hard for me to know. If you experience any pain or lack of strength, seeing a local physio may be beneficial, to see if there is anyway around it. Seth
School of Calisthenics hi Seth, the restriction with my elbow is simply that I can't lock it out at all. There a screw and a plate preventing that happening. So in terms of "straight arm" position I'm feeling like I'm always compromised. May upload a video to Instagram so you can see what I mean.
Hi there, I'm from Brazil and I've tried to buy the handstand guide but my it was denied by my credit card. Can I buy it using another pay method? I really aprecciate your handstand teaching method and woul love buy it. Thank you
When I do handstand (against the wall) I never have any trouble with straight arm strength... But those straight arm crow stands feel like almost impossible. Is it normal the crowstand is much harder then a normal straight arm handstand?
Yeah for sure. It's about developing the strength and control to be able to push down hard and pull your hips from the tuck planche up over your shoulders into the handstand tuck and then you can straighten out. It's a badass move! Thanks for the message. Tim
i realise this is a handstand video but these are some of the best tips for crane pose I've seen x thank you! I'm originally from Nottingham so will have to book a class on my next visit :D
Sir... I cant pay 30 euros which is 3000 rupees in our country... I ant afford that much money...... Can somone please provide free ebook of handstands strenth edition???please reply
Hey guys I started doing kick up handstand a month ago and everything is fine untill one day my right arm fell when I was already standing on them and now my wrist and forearm hurt even when opening door or smth pls what should I do ?
Hi, thanks for the question. We'd suggest you go and see a physiotherapist or doctor and get them to have a look at it for you. It could be a number of things and we're not able to advise you on it I'm afraid. You'd be much better going to see someone in person. Hope you manage to get it sorted soon. Tim
Hey Ashutosh Anand. Kid Dynamite is right, they're some good exercises. We have some more content coming on this soon, so keep your eyes peeled for more! Seth
