ON Jan. 8 2017 I could not even headstand, on Feb. 1 2017 I held a 25 second Handstand. Thanks to you guys at r/bodyweight!

[engedi]

@jeewa123 That is awesome, great job!

 

[jeewa123]

@engedi Thank you.

 

[dawn16]

@jeewa123 Super proud of you mate! Now if only I could get the balls to get off the wall support!

 

[jeewa123]

@dawn16 I can relate with that! What I did was start on carpet with a bunch of blankets and pillows in front of me in case I fell.....which I did a lot. Haha. Once I built up the confidence to bail out safely I started doing them on hard floors. When I over rotate I just pivot my body and land on my feet. Sort of like a cartwheel. Hope this helps and good luck!

 

[dawn16]

@jeewa123 Thanks for the input, I don't know why I never thought to make a squishy landing zone? I've been getting my wife to spot me while i go from wall support to handstand. It helps the confidence with out a doubt. But I think you idea of practicing bailing out safely will do much more!

 

[mcwhite]

@jeewa123 Impressive - plus you did it with a dog roaming around.

 

[jeewa123]

@mcwhite Haha two dogs! And thank you!

 

[ariel2420]

@jeewa123 I don't even care about handstands and this post made me excited about handstands.

 

[jeewa123]

@ariel2420 Haha nice! Go try them! They are really fun, seriously. More fun that you'd think it could be just doing something like standing on your hands.

 

[jataylo]

@jeewa123 Wait. Jan 8 2016, or 2017? I can hold a minute handstand (if i'm lucky) but I'm still insanely jealous if you could accomplish that in under a month. Good shit either way.

 

[jeewa123]

@jataylo Believe it or not, 2017 is actually what I meant. The very first day in my whole life that I even attempted a handstand was January 9th 2017. I've recorded myself at least every other day of attempting it. Went from a wobbly ass headstand to a reasonably solid handstand in less than a month. But, I practiced literally every day for at least an hour - except for the days I had to take off because of my wrists.

 

[usaoutlaw]

@jeewa123 awesome progress in only a month. It took me almost a year to get a solid 25s handstand!

 

[jeewa123]

@usaoutlaw Thanks man! I practiced a lot, at least an hour every day - and I had my wife there to help. She definitely gave me a few pointers.

 

[lycealon]

@jeewa123 Duuude congratz! Once upon a time i believed that i would never be able to do it until, well, i was!!

Now years have passed and im going for it again. Your post gave me a lot of motivation!

 

[kingdomgospelent]

@jeewa123 Wow, awesome progress for less than a month! Damnit, now I have no excuse.

notes to self : keep core tight, legs rigid, point toes and prep a cushy fall zone. Any more tips?

 

[lordadvocate]

@jeewa123 Handstands killed my progress. My wrists started hurting bad and I lost my motivation.

I moved too, but I need to get back at it. Still down 10lbs from this time last year but I was on a fucking roll.

 

[profsanctvs]

@jeewa123 Wow...what could you do before the handstand?

 

[jeewa123]

@profsanctvs Nothing, really. I work out a lot, so I had the strength already. But as far as bodyweight movements, I basically started at square one.

 

[dawn16]

@jeewa123 Awesome work man, your body is my goal!

Have you been doing the recommended routine, or what does your workout look like? I'm really interested in getting rid of any workouts involving free weights.

 

[gigglingmonster]

@jeewa123 I want to see a hand stand push up next.

good job.