Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Hand Stand Progression

For those of you who don't know her, this is Coach Liz showing us some progressions to work into the hand stand. She's incredibly strong and obviously very mobile and flexible. She's worked for it and it shows. Keep in mind that you might not look as distinctly accurate as she does nor might it seem as easy as Liz makes it look. Just be patient, if the intent is in the work, then progress will occur. Don't advance until you master each progression. It may take weeks, just keep at it. Repetition is key.

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 30, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Thank you! The video is very helpful ^_^

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  2. MargaretNovember 30, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    And you want us to be able to do hand-stand pushup eventually, right?! Wow. This is a great goal!

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  3. DSVNovember 30, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    Thank you Liz, that was awesome I'm motivated!

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  4. AnonymousNovember 30, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Well, for some a handstand is a goal. For others, maybe doing a downward dog without shaking and getting dizzy maybe a goal..

    When I used to instruct IFT, I would program hand-stand pushups towards the end of the quarters, and to their surprise (not mine) many if not all of the participants would get inverted simply because the workout asked for it. So you never know, but maybe it'll be a good way to waste some time during the upcoming break.

    - Rus

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  5. Brook HendersonNovember 30, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Rus, my niece and a cousin, both 12 year old girls, were schooling me on the hand stands on Thanksgiving. Two words: sore shoulders. If I can dig up the pictures, I'll send 'em to you.

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  6. DSVNovember 30, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    @Brook: I get sore shoulders from the overhead squat, ouch!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 1, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Good job, I would pay great money to see me do a hand stand LOL

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