Handstand pushups

Sketch · 05-16-2008, 12:03 PM

How'd u guys start these?

Up on the wall first?

Holding the handstand?

Partner holding your feet?

Just looking for some tips to help me improve on this, as it is one of my summer goals to complete 5-10 without the wall as an assistant. I can lift myself to the handstand position without a wall so far, but have trouble on the decent.

Chaos Mitten · 05-16-2008, 12:12 PM

First you should work up to holding yourself in the handstand position for at least one minute (feet/heels against the wall). Then try doing slow controlled negatives. It takes time to build strength like this. Going from 0 to 5-10 reps in three months probably isn't reasonable.

Here are some good tutorials:

Handstand Pushups

Handstand Pushups - Intermediate

Sketch · 05-16-2008, 12:30 PM

Thanks, that's a great website.

liquid! · 05-16-2008, 01:08 PM

Niiice. Someday, I'd like to give these attention.

**Urban** · 05-16-2008, 01:46 PM

I've always wanted to incorporate handstand step-ups into my routine. Set up some 2x8's, get into a handstand and step-up onto them, then back down and repeat. increasing height for added difficulty... but I have yet to give it a shot. I have no idea how beneficial this would be to ANYTHING, but it'd be a fun underbody (as opposed to overhead) exercise nonetheless.

magicman531 · 05-16-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban

I've always wanted to incorporate handstand step-ups into my routine. Set up some 2x8's, get into a handstand and step-up onto them, then back down and repeat. increasing height for added difficulty... but I have yet to give it a shot. I have no idea how beneficial this would be to ANYTHING, but it'd be a fun underbody (as opposed to overhead) exercise nonetheless.

Don't know about that garbage. I use to train handstands a lot, walking up stairs is much easier than going down them in reverse. So I'd suggest just walking up a small flight of stairs first instead of steups, or even a hill of some sort.

liquid! · 05-16-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban

I have no idea how beneficial this would be to ANYTHING, but it'd be a fun underbody (as opposed to overhead) exercise nonetheless.

Exactly. When it takes several tries to just get into a handstand against the wall, a free standing handstand pushup looks uber-beastly.

Shin-Shoryuken · 05-16-2008, 07:30 PM

YouTube - how to improve your handstand

if you havent already seen this. the tips near the and are pretty nifty, definitely worth a watch. the first bunch are kinda soft though. take a look.

bychance · 05-17-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Shin-Shoryuken

YouTube - how to improve your handstand

if you havent already seen this. the tips near the and are pretty nifty, definitely worth a watch. the first bunch are kinda soft though. take a look.

Bleh, the guy in the video was a little sloppy.