My Handstand Journey: What I wish I knew when I began

[willvicjo]

@jesusloverr I feel like this post was what I needed to red today and everyday of my life now!!!!! It describes exactly how I feel and couldn’t really put into words. Thank you!!!

 

[jesusloverr]

@willvicjo You’re welcome. Good luck!

 

[mysticial]

@jesusloverr I like how this post comes out maybe 15 days after trying to learn to handstand. I’m still practicing, and have learned to dismount without fear. I’m working on straightening myself out, and the most I’ve held it was 1.5 seconds.

 

[jesusloverr]

@mysticial Good work. One small step at a time!

 

[chicude]

@jesusloverr Quarantine has given me no excuses to not be practicing. Thank you for this write up! Very helpful!

 

[jesusloverr]

@chicude Thanks for reading and I’m glad it helped

 

[napkinsandcoffee]

@jesusloverr That was great. Thank you for taking the time to write and post this.

 

[jesusloverr]

@napkinsandcoffee It was my pleasure! Glad to share with the community

 

[mike116]

@jesusloverr How do you get up and come down from chest-to-wall? I feel like i would fall over backwards and hurt myself lol

 

[jesusloverr]

@mike116 Here’s how to bail out of a chest-2-wall (and any HS; by Yuri Marmerstein). Here’s how to get into a chest-2-wall HS

My advice: practice the bails over and over again. That is also a procedural muscle skill, so once you’ve got it it becomes automatic.

Good luck!

 

[christiangrowth]

@jesusloverr Thank you for this post. I recently made it my goal to get a handstand. I decided to start with a headstand to learn body control, core strength and it took me over 1.5months to lift off and stay up.

It’s frustrating and a previous old and chronic wrist injury keep slowing me down whenever I try to get on my hands (instead of forearms)

But your post really puts into perspective the “marathon not a sprint” aspect of this skill. Thanks for all the tips!

 

[jesusloverr]

@christiangrowth You’re welcome! Good luck

 

[mjm13]

@jesusloverr Damn this is on point. I am 4 months in of atleast 4 days a week 5-10 min a day practise. This stuff is hard! Longest hold was 5 controlled seconds but its ups and downs. Looking forward to the moment that the control flows through me and I get it everytime!!

 

[jesusloverr]

@mjm13 It’ll take time and patience but you’ll get it so long as you keep persevering. Good luck!

 

[jesiah]

@jesusloverr Great post and congrats for your progress. I really liked the diluted analogy for the kick up. Sticking first to a particular strategy is way more productive than losing yourself in all the different variations.

 

[jesusloverr]

@jesiah Thanks!

 

[inspiredbylight]

@jesusloverr Thanks for sharing! During your 15mins daily practice, how much of that is actually spent in handstands vs rest? 50/50? I’m spending 12-15mins practicing around 4x per week, but probably only on my hands for 4-5mins and wondering if it’s enough volume.

 

[jesusloverr]

@inspiredbylight So I literally do 2-3 sets of back-2-wall and chest-2-wall each, aiming for as long a hold as I can (using finger and heel pulls). That takes maybe 5 minutes.

Then the remaining 10 I spend doing freestanding practice. That wouldn’t equate to 10 minutes upside down though, more like 30 seconds HS, then 30s to 1min rest, then another 20-30s HS. Rest, HS, rinse and repeat for time.

That make sense?

 

[inspiredbylight]

@jesusloverr Makes lots of sense, thanks so much!

 

[mduce]

@jesusloverr When it's a good time to start practicing it? I just started the RR, but I'm in good shape from previous activities. "The sooner the better" or i should master something else first?