I fell out of my chair when I saw myself in this video. Totally wasn't expecting to see myself when I click on this video haha. Thanks for all the tutorials you put out, Tom! I've watched at least 50+ of them throughout the years and learned a lot from you!
Starting from zero- it took me 7 months to land a 5 second handstand. After that I quit practicing and lost it. It then took me another 7 months to re-learn & start nailing regularly. I now make sure to do at least 1 handstand a day. I practice both on & off the wall. This is my most sacred move. I love it so much!
I started when I was 45yrs old(2yrs ago June 2019) I can now do press to hs and my best time in straight hs hold is 1min. I'm still working on my alignment. I have taught myself how to do all this. Great for my own ego!!! Haha
I have started pactice handstand the first time in my life at age of 40, I don't remeber how long it took, now I am working on hanstand pushup (can only do one FROM), and after I will reach 3 good reps I will go for the one arm hand stand
My journey: while I was losing weight I started on Dec2019 with zero fitness experience. By Mar2020 I finally tried freestanding and hit 10s, and in a bad overbalance fall I hurt one wrist. I didn't stop and by Jun2020 I hit almost 20s but inconsistently. One year later on Jun2021 I was already around the 1min mark. Today I'm consistently at around 70s and starting to feel the beginnings of a mental and strength change towards the one arm. Remember: I was 20kg overweight, never done huge fitness feats in the past, and I am now 41. Great skill! Thanks for your great videos Tom.
btw, chest to wall is not an easy entry when non-conditioned, walking to get close to the wall is hard for some of us, so all my wall journey was back to wall.
It took me about 3 months to achieve consistent 10 sec + handstands. Like a lot of people, my progress came when I started doing shorter, more frequent training sessions. If you're looking for ideas for future training vids Tom, a series of vids showing a progression from a straight handstand to more advanced moves like press to handstand would be great. Most vids are either aimed at beginners or much more advanced moves.
I’ve been at it now for about eighteen months. It’s been a slow process of building enough strength and flexibility. At 62 years and 6’4”, strength building has been slow, needing more recovery between sessions and dealing with injuries along the way. Half of the time I wasn’t training consistently. When I implemented daily handstand sessions, progress began to build, with long periods at a level, followed by “lightbulb” moments that opened another key. The biggest break was when I moved from my “gym” to other walls and different surfaces like grass. I’m getting close to 10 secs now, and gaining experience with correcting balance. Throughout the journey, I have gained tips and nuggets of learning from a range of TH-cam “coaches”, your videos and advice have been some of the most valuable and relatable and been key to getting this far. Thanks so much for all the effort you put in to share.
i started following the routines in convict conditioning in order to build a base. i'm kind of a beginner/intermediate because i started doing wall assisted hspu about a year ago and can do a 5 rep set. in a way, i'm kind of backtracking. i'm also 67 y/o, and have been exercising 5-6 days/week for over 50 years.
Very nice video! For me it was 3 years from trying it the first time with a wall to 20-30s handstands without a wall. I have not been consistent with trainings however, I did not believe I could ever really learn it at all;) But short everyday hs sessions made me make the best progress.
When I started seeing progress in my handstand I was doing them every day and after a while had to take around 3 week break because my wrist hurt whenever I put weight on them. Take it Slow ppl, always have a day of break in between and make sure you warm Up before practising, especially wrist. Also there are Blocks that give you a better wrist angle or paraletts so you can pracite more without overusing your joints as much.
I started training handstand in July and I'm starting to consistently get 10-15 second holds. Still like to be near-ish to the wall in case I fall, so I still need to learn how to bail, but my form and confidence have come a long way. Building up wrist strength was the biggest thing for me. I have little toothpick wrists. I'm a 58 year old woman, so if I can do it, YOU can do it! I love being upside down. I'm hoping to keep going and eventually be able to do OAH and HSPU. My goal is to have a solid 20 second hold by Christmas.
Great video! It took for me about 3 to 4 months i believe... in the begenning it was indeed a real struggle, some days it still is (is one of those things, right). Always fun to practice handstands!
Nice video. I practice 5 sets of 1 min Chest to Wall HS at home and do 10 to 15 minutes of kicking up into the HS attempt when I am at the gym. I actually held the HS for like 4 to 5s for the first time last week. I can consciously feel like I am getting a bit more control but it's very gradual. Not bothered how long it takes cos it doesn't really matter.
Very informative video Tom! I have been wanting to learn the handstand for years, never did anything specific and therefore never manage to get it. Started seriously at the beginning of 2021, reached a few free-standing holds past 30s, but still working close to the wall (both chest and back) to improve the basics. Hardest part is still the kick-up, but with enough patience I am sure I will get there. Can definitely relate with the progress chart, after the hell of the first few months with 1-2 sec max holds and tons of frustration, progress seems to come faster, longer holds are more frequent (and rewarding). Bad days still happens, but that is the handstand. Being 37, with a full time job and 2 small daughters (2.5 year old and 4 months) squeezing in 3 sessions a week from 4 AM to make it happen! Cheers from Tokyo.
i've found that i had to prioritize handstand training in order to make progress. it takes awhile to learn how to use hand pressure to correct over and underbalance. good video, tom.
Yes, it was really helpful to hear that the process is exponential. I can now balance for 5-10 sec in a split leg handstand. It took forever to get to 5sec!
I think it took me around 2 months after starting to practice 3-4x per week. At first I was just doing one class but now do 4 days/wk and at 20-30s hold consistently The fun part is AFTER you can hold for 10 seconds!
Today I held both legs straight away from the wall for a good 5 seconds ! 2 months of progression and practice and I've finally balanced and for a good time! your videos have helped me and I also saw Geek Climber's progression video wich also helped me a lot
2months and i had my first couple of seconds. 5months and i was able to hs for 1minute. 5 more i unlocked hs push-ups. 4 more i did 5 reps of those. 4months i unlocked hs on gymnastic rings. Now i've trained one arm for a couple of months... Let's see.
I will be 74 years old in march I started leaning my handstand in November 2022 and it took me a little longer then I thought it would to achieve a good hand . And I'm still Struggling with the banana back and consistency. It's drives me crazy. One minute I can easily stand on my hands for 30 seconds then next time can't even get one, Driving me crazy.
Hey, would highly appreciate if you could make a separate video how to get through the fear of falling and maybe some tips for safe landing. I know you have a video on how to exit out properly with a pirouette however I only can do the handstand to wall and was trying to do the correction bit (part 3) and lost my balance ,got out of it but was very scary. Thanks 😊
Hello tom, is exactly 2yrs i have now benn doing hs! And to be honest, i can only hold 10-15secs and is not consistent is more intermittent for 10 to 15secs! Is soooooo f**king tedious! However saying this, i now dont see hs as a end all.. is part of my hs strength routine, now i do it 3-4 dsys a week for 20-30mins at a time, before i used to do it 5 days a week with 30- 45mins!! And get very frustrated!! Hs is only what you make of it, i do love it, once i can archived it, my next goal will be press to hs, but i wont take it too seriously and make it fun! 👍🤗
I did my first handstand against a wall 4 months ago and been doing it 5-6 days a week since. I weigh 90 kg, and it’s been a grind of training my shoulder strength and flexibility from holding a few seconds to now over a minute against the wall. I feel like my biggest challenge is inflexible shoulders and lack of strength. I’m also not sure whether I’m overtraining. No pain, but felling pretty sore every day, and a few times I’ve had to take 2-3 days break to not feel weaker for my next session. Also been doing yoga, pull ups, bridges, leg lifts, push-ups and assisted pistol squats for 6 months after years of inactivity. Maybe my body is still adjusting to my somewhat drastic change in lifestyle? Quit smoking and junk food in 2020 and lost 15kg of fat. 2021 I started getting interested in yoga and callisthenics! Thank so much for the great content and inspiration!
Bro so I been into calisthenics since high school and dibble and dabbled into it. Never able to hand stand still but could walk like 5 feet….as soon as did what you said in the video I instantly went from 1-2 sec off the wall to 8-12 sec lol!!!! INSTANTLY lol will Update in a week haha
It's been 6 month for me and still nowhere near getting a 10s hold Edit: I was only doing back to wall drills but since doing chest to wall drills i can get 10 second hold most of the time!
Awesome video! what do you think about starting with other less demanding form of balancing like the frog stand or the headstand? Does it help to start with those or we should start the handstand directly?
I dont think the headstand would have the most carry over other than some lower body awarness, frog stand isn't bad, but I think the fastest progress would be from building capacity with straight arms overhead. So whether that's wall holds, elevated pike holds, etc, that specificity is probably going to get you ready for the handstand the quickest.
head stand - pike/straddle/tuck down to nearly touch the floor and then back up type exercises are good for building your back muscles - which should be helpful for press to hand stand
Been in my HS journey for around 10 months now, been practicing 4-6 times per week. Switched to Parallettes some weeks ago, since I had issues with my wrist from Push-training/HS-work. Had been slightly frustrated about my progress, but within the last few sessions, I seem to have made big steps. Got my first 10s~ hold the other day which I am really happy about. Biggest struggle still is kicking up and hitting the right spot. Been experimenting on different positions (straddle, tuck, ..) and just enjoying it. Will definitely keep practicing, no real goal apart from press though. Working on press, but that will still take quite some time, I believe. Flexibility/strength requirements seem pretty tough to me Really love your content, keep it up!
It took me abt a year to do it..... the point abt building capacity/base is so imp.... i didn't do much CTW... just jumped randomly into handstand and got injured.... as always great vid tom💯💯🙌
Great video. I am struggling with body line off the wall. I can get fairly open shoulders chest to wall but free standing I tend to revert to the habit of more of a “planched” handstand. Have you got any tips to correct this? Thanks
I had this problem a lot as well. Are you doing Toe pulls or Heel pulls at all in your practice? This should let you get into good form before lifting off so there is less likelihood of planching. Also make sure you're filming or having some way to check your form during your sessions so you can hold yourself accountable. Lastly, just pushing and opening your shoulder way more than you think is really helpful, you can always have more mobility and strength in that end range of motion so keep trying to progress that.
My main problem is the correction when youre falling back to your feet, not sure if my wrist extension isnt strong enough or im noy strong enough to planche it out and recover!!
Around a year of regular practice to get a consistent 5-10s handstand with some banana. I credit chest to walls with most of the progress I made, once I could do toe pulls to balance from that position I switched to mostly kick up attempts and it worked out well.
It took me 20 years to master 1 minute handstands with variation poses. Not actively. Just after 20 years of bboy/acrobatics/parkour/tricking/ I discovered I can handstand.
Brilliant video as usual. I have been trying it for months starting and stopping. I'm getting closer with couple of seconds of the wall. My goal is to get to 10s this year
I can balance for 30 seconds w a good line. But, I still can't catch it after a year of work. I can create balance but can't kick up away from a wall after a year. How long does it take to get away from the wall?
Hi Tom! Awesome video, thanks so much. Can you talk about the process from a 20-sec handstand to a min? Or even to 30-sec? Hahaha I'm stuck at 20 give or take. :s
@Banx I would definitely argue that skill acquisition is not pointless.. attempting mastery is great for your brain and also once you practice learning a skill, you can transfer the knowledge of HOW to learn onto other things! But I say go for it! Handstands are a great place to start because they require so much consistency, perseverance and FAILURE!
hey tom, thanks for putting out these great content, been following your tutorials closely, still struggling with handstand, believe will get there soon
I'm sure that for me it's gonna take 67 years, I've trained for 4 months now but I've not even seen a tiny improvement though tiny improvements are hard to notice but I'm still trying
3-4 times a week practicing hand stands? I've been practicing once per week (alongside gym) but what kind of intensity is it if I'm increasing sessions per week
Whatever you can manage without frying your central nervous system, wrists, shoulders, and whatever else in terms of muscle imbalances etc. Remember once a week is better than none a week. Maybe you can manage two a week and see how you feel. You might benefit from more volume and less intensity as your joints are new to it. Then you could focus on less volume and increase the intensity, to build strength. Either way, just warm up and take the rest you need between sessions, however long is right for you! There’s no rush and so long as you are seeing small improvements over time then you are on the right track.
handstands shouldn't be "intense". If it feels intense, treat it like strength training and build up capacity 1-2x per week until they feel more casual. The focus should then be on balancing :)
6 MONTHS you say???? I m so sick of this shit, I ve been strugling with this for like 3 years, and all I can manage to do so far is, from time to time, hold the balance for a few seconds, when I catch it. There just is NO WAY that I can keep that balance for 10 secs consistently, no matter how much I try. After a short while I end up falling either back or forward. But, why, WHY??? The first part was the quickest for me to achieve. Standing on the hands is no problem. It's catching and holding the balance consistently that seems impossible!!!
My primary question is WHY ? Not to sound negative, or anti millennial or anti social media fitness fads by asking this question, but WHY ? Why do I need to or why should I want to train and practice to do a handstand ? Is this a required or important move to do in order to achieve good health and fitness ? Aren't there other easier, safer, and more realistically sustainable exercises that can be done to train the same muscles and achieve the same goal ? Is this an example of doing a handstand for the sake of doing a handstand, or is there a viable important reason to do this ? (Despite TH-cam and social media telling me I should do a handstand ). Tell me why it's so important to learn to do a handstand ?
You don't but that's not exactly the point of the video. You don't need to train handstand but it's a fun addition to a physical practice and develop great shoulder stability. You're not missing out if you don't, just do what makes you excited to train :)
Why everyone who does 1 arm handstands ruined their elbows? There elbow bends past straight & hyper mobile? Eventually ur gonna need surgery to correct it.
10 months consistent active practice and inconsistently do 2-3 sec. only. It takes time, dont give up. Majority of people: highly unlikely to achieve HS within less than 6 months.
I’m a 67 year old female and can’t do a headstand anymore. I use to do it by dragging my legs straight towards my head then lifting my legs straight up. I could only do a handstand against a wall. Can I get strong enough now to do a handstand?
Took me about 5 months tk get a handstand during the lockdown Very banana, bit could do it in the middle of the floor. Spend 6 months trying tk straighten it. Im now just practicing to get it better
I fell out of my chair when I saw myself in this video. Totally wasn't expecting to see myself when I click on this video haha. Thanks for all the tutorials you put out, Tom! I've watched at least 50+ of them throughout the years and learned a lot from you!
Happy to help mate. Your video was just the perfect example. Keep putting out great content
Did you lose the flip-flops after you fell from the chair or they were glued to your feet as always? 😂
Starting from zero- it took me 7 months to land a 5 second handstand. After that I quit practicing and lost it. It then took me another 7 months to re-learn & start nailing regularly. I now make sure to do at least 1 handstand a day. I practice both on & off the wall. This is my most sacred move. I love it so much!
For me, i tried today,knowing how to do it for the first time, i did it for 5 secs then lost balance💀
I started when I was 45yrs old(2yrs ago June 2019) I can now do press to hs and my best time in straight hs hold is 1min. I'm still working on my alignment. I have taught myself how to do all this. Great for my own ego!!! Haha
I have started pactice handstand the first time in my life at age of 40, I don't remeber how long it took, now I am working on hanstand pushup (can only do one FROM), and after I will reach 3 good reps I will go for the one arm hand stand
My journey: while I was losing weight I started on Dec2019 with zero fitness experience. By Mar2020 I finally tried freestanding and hit 10s, and in a bad overbalance fall I hurt one wrist. I didn't stop and by Jun2020 I hit almost 20s but inconsistently. One year later on Jun2021 I was already around the 1min mark. Today I'm consistently at around 70s and starting to feel the beginnings of a mental and strength change towards the one arm. Remember: I was 20kg overweight, never done huge fitness feats in the past, and I am now 41. Great skill! Thanks for your great videos Tom.
btw, chest to wall is not an easy entry when non-conditioned, walking to get close to the wall is hard for some of us, so all my wall journey was back to wall.
It took me about 3 months to achieve consistent 10 sec + handstands. Like a lot of people, my progress came when I started doing shorter, more frequent training sessions. If you're looking for ideas for future training vids Tom, a series of vids showing a progression from a straight handstand to more advanced moves like press to handstand would be great. Most vids are either aimed at beginners or much more advanced moves.
I’ve been at it now for about eighteen months. It’s been a slow process of building enough strength and flexibility. At 62 years and 6’4”, strength building has been slow, needing more recovery between sessions and dealing with injuries along the way. Half of the time I wasn’t training consistently. When I implemented daily handstand sessions, progress began to build, with long periods at a level, followed by “lightbulb” moments that opened another key. The biggest break was when I moved from my “gym” to other walls and different surfaces like grass. I’m getting close to 10 secs now, and gaining experience with correcting balance. Throughout the journey, I have gained tips and nuggets of learning from a range of TH-cam “coaches”, your videos and advice have been some of the most valuable and relatable and been key to getting this far. Thanks so much for all the effort you put in to share.
i started following the routines in convict conditioning in order to build a base. i'm kind of a beginner/intermediate because i started doing wall assisted hspu about a year ago and can do a 5 rep set. in a way, i'm kind of backtracking. i'm also 67 y/o, and have been exercising 5-6 days/week for over 50 years.
Congratulations. You have my respect sir 🙏
Wow man ur an inspiration!
Very nice video! For me it was 3 years from trying it the first time with a wall to 20-30s handstands without a wall. I have not been consistent with trainings however, I did not believe I could ever really learn it at all;) But short everyday hs sessions made me make the best progress.
Oh the puppy, omg my heart!!!! I will restart my handstand practice with this new knowledge, and I will do it for puppy!! Thank you!
When I started seeing progress in my handstand I was doing them every day and after a while had to take around 3 week break because my wrist hurt whenever I put weight on them.
Take it Slow ppl, always have a day of break in between and make sure you warm Up before practising, especially wrist. Also there are Blocks that give you a better wrist angle or paraletts so you can pracite more without overusing your joints as much.
I started training handstand in July and I'm starting to consistently get 10-15 second holds. Still like to be near-ish to the wall in case I fall, so I still need to learn how to bail, but my form and confidence have come a long way. Building up wrist strength was the biggest thing for me. I have little toothpick wrists. I'm a 58 year old woman, so if I can do it, YOU can do it! I love being upside down. I'm hoping to keep going and eventually be able to do OAH and HSPU. My goal is to have a solid 20 second hold by Christmas.
You hit that 20 second hold yet?
Thanks for the shout brother, you're the best ❤️
Great video! It took for me about 3 to 4 months i believe... in the begenning it was indeed a real struggle, some days it still is (is one of those things, right). Always fun to practice handstands!
5:46 Your dog is always watching. Adorable
Nice video. I practice 5 sets of 1 min Chest to Wall HS at home and do 10 to 15 minutes of kicking up into the HS attempt when I am at the gym. I actually held the HS for like 4 to 5s for the first time last week. I can consciously feel like I am getting a bit more control but it's very gradual. Not bothered how long it takes cos it doesn't really matter.
How often?
Very informative video Tom! I have been wanting to learn the handstand for years, never did anything specific and therefore never manage to get it.
Started seriously at the beginning of 2021, reached a few free-standing holds past 30s, but still working close to the wall (both chest and back) to improve the basics. Hardest part is still the kick-up, but with enough patience I am sure I will get there. Can definitely relate with the progress chart, after the hell of the first few months with 1-2 sec max holds and tons of frustration, progress seems to come faster, longer holds are more frequent (and rewarding). Bad days still happens, but that is the handstand.
Being 37, with a full time job and 2 small daughters (2.5 year old and 4 months) squeezing in 3 sessions a week from 4 AM to make it happen! Cheers from Tokyo.
When its sunday and you wait until 0:55 for Tom to upload a video. Loved it, brilliant as always.
It’s been a busy week 😂
i've found that i had to prioritize handstand training in order to make progress. it takes awhile to learn how to use hand pressure to correct over and underbalance. good video, tom.
Yes, it was really helpful to hear that the process is exponential. I can now balance for 5-10 sec in a split leg handstand. It took forever to get to 5sec!
This is great!! Will definitely be taking some tips from here!! Also the split second that Molly appeared was the highlight of this video🥺😌
Will there be any Collab with gabo or dan in the near future? Love the way you guys exchange the information/experience with each other
Awesome video! This came timely as I am at the end of a SC injury and I think I can get back my handstsnds training, but very slowly! Cheers
No body ever talks about hamstring flexibility when talking about handstands. It's important for pike stands
I think it took me around 2 months after starting to practice 3-4x per week. At first I was just doing one class but now do 4 days/wk and at 20-30s hold consistently
The fun part is AFTER you can hold for 10 seconds!
Today I held both legs straight away from the wall for a good 5 seconds ! 2 months of progression and practice and I've finally balanced and for a good time! your videos have helped me and I also saw Geek Climber's progression video wich also helped me a lot
2months and i had my first couple of seconds. 5months and i was able to hs for 1minute. 5 more i unlocked hs push-ups. 4 more i did 5 reps of those. 4months i unlocked hs on gymnastic rings. Now i've trained one arm for a couple of months... Let's see.
firmly agree with everything you say in this! awesome!!
I will be 74 years old in march I started leaning my handstand in November 2022 and it took me a little longer then I thought it would to achieve a good hand . And I'm still Struggling with the banana back and consistency. It's drives me crazy. One minute I can easily stand on my hands for 30 seconds then next time can't even get one, Driving me crazy.
Hey, would highly appreciate if you could make a separate video how to get through the fear of falling and maybe some tips for safe landing. I know you have a video on how to exit out properly with a pirouette however I only can do the handstand to wall and was trying to do the correction bit (part 3) and lost my balance ,got out of it but was very scary. Thanks 😊
Hello tom, is exactly 2yrs i have now benn doing hs! And to be honest, i can only hold 10-15secs and is not consistent is more intermittent for 10 to 15secs! Is soooooo f**king tedious! However saying this, i now dont see hs as a end all.. is part of my hs strength routine, now i do it 3-4 dsys a week for 20-30mins at a time, before i used to do it 5 days a week with 30- 45mins!! And get very frustrated!! Hs is only what you make of it, i do love it, once i can archived it, my next goal will be press to hs, but i wont take it too seriously and make it fun! 👍🤗
I did my first handstand against a wall 4 months ago and been doing it 5-6 days a week since.
I weigh 90 kg, and it’s been a grind of training my shoulder strength and flexibility from holding a few seconds to now over a minute against the wall.
I feel like my biggest challenge is inflexible shoulders and lack of strength.
I’m also not sure whether I’m overtraining. No pain, but felling pretty sore every day, and a few times I’ve had to take 2-3 days break to not feel weaker for my next session.
Also been doing yoga, pull ups, bridges, leg lifts, push-ups and assisted pistol squats for 6 months after years of inactivity.
Maybe my body is still adjusting to my somewhat drastic change in lifestyle?
Quit smoking and junk food in 2020 and lost 15kg of fat. 2021 I started getting interested in yoga and callisthenics! Thank so much for the great content and inspiration!
Bro so I been into calisthenics since high school and dibble and dabbled into it. Never able to hand stand still but could walk like 5 feet….as soon as did what you said in the video I instantly went from 1-2 sec off the wall to 8-12 sec lol!!!! INSTANTLY lol will
Update in a week haha
Hi Tom, thanks for all your great content. What would your top three supplement be and what are your criteria for selecting a supplement brand? Cheers
Thanks your honest thoughts , much love!!
I'm 21, 1.89 meters and 86 kg. For getting a 30 seconds handstand (good form) it took me 1 year and an half.
Nice shirt ;-)
That's pretty good progress:)
@@bauabh thanks bro
It's been 6 month for me and still nowhere near getting a 10s hold
Edit: I was only doing back to wall drills but since doing chest to wall drills i can get 10 second hold most of the time!
How long is a handstand session? Can you guys share the duration and the frequency that worked for you?
Awesome video! what do you think about starting with other less demanding form of balancing like the frog stand or the headstand? Does it help to start with those or we should start the handstand directly?
I dont think the headstand would have the most carry over other than some lower body awarness, frog stand isn't bad, but I think the fastest progress would be from building capacity with straight arms overhead. So whether that's wall holds, elevated pike holds, etc, that specificity is probably going to get you ready for the handstand the quickest.
@@John.McIntyre Arigato man :)
head stand - pike/straddle/tuck down to nearly touch the floor and then back up type exercises are good for building your back muscles - which should be helpful for press to hand stand
could you please make the same video for the press to handstand please ? after a year of training I feel the motivation going down ...
Nice video. 👍👏
Been in my HS journey for around 10 months now, been practicing 4-6 times per week. Switched to Parallettes some weeks ago, since I had issues with my wrist from Push-training/HS-work. Had been slightly frustrated about my progress, but within the last few sessions, I seem to have made big steps. Got my first 10s~ hold the other day which I am really happy about. Biggest struggle still is kicking up and hitting the right spot. Been experimenting on different positions (straddle, tuck, ..) and just enjoying it. Will definitely keep practicing, no real goal apart from press though.
Working on press, but that will still take quite some time, I believe. Flexibility/strength requirements seem pretty tough to me
Really love your content, keep it up!
i like the puppy, because he lets us know it's not recycled footage xD
she's as fresh as they get 😂
It took me abt a year to do it..... the point abt building capacity/base is so imp.... i didn't do much CTW... just jumped randomly into handstand and got injured.... as always great vid tom💯💯🙌
Great video. I am struggling with body line off the wall. I can get fairly open shoulders chest to wall but free standing I tend to revert to the habit of more of a “planched” handstand. Have you got any tips to correct this? Thanks
I had this problem a lot as well. Are you doing Toe pulls or Heel pulls at all in your practice? This should let you get into good form before lifting off so there is less likelihood of planching. Also make sure you're filming or having some way to check your form during your sessions so you can hold yourself accountable. Lastly, just pushing and opening your shoulder way more than you think is really helpful, you can always have more mobility and strength in that end range of motion so keep trying to progress that.
My main problem is the correction when youre falling back to your feet, not sure if my wrist extension isnt strong enough or im noy strong enough to planche it out and recover!!
Around a year of regular practice to get a consistent 5-10s handstand with some banana. I credit chest to walls with most of the progress I made, once I could do toe pulls to balance from that position I switched to mostly kick up attempts and it worked out well.
It took me 20 years to master 1 minute handstands with variation poses. Not actively. Just after 20 years of bboy/acrobatics/parkour/tricking/ I discovered I can handstand.
Brilliant video as usual. I have been trying it for months starting and stopping. I'm getting closer with couple of seconds of the wall. My goal is to get to 10s this year
You can do it!
I can balance for ~30 seconds, but I constantly keep stepping with my hands? Any idea how to eliminate the hand move?
I can balance for 30 seconds w a good line. But, I still can't catch it after a year of work. I can create balance but can't kick up away from a wall after a year. How long does it take to get away from the wall?
Hi Tom! Awesome video, thanks so much. Can you talk about the process from a 20-sec handstand to a min? Or even to 30-sec? Hahaha I'm stuck at 20 give or take. :s
I wish I could do that
@Banx I would definitely argue that skill acquisition is not pointless.. attempting mastery is great for your brain and also once you practice learning a skill, you can transfer the knowledge of HOW to learn onto other things!
But I say go for it! Handstands are a great place to start because they require so much consistency, perseverance and FAILURE!
I have got my 10 to 15 second handstand but not it is not consistent sometime i fall 2 to 3 out 8 times i was able to hold
hey tom, thanks for putting out these great content, been following your tutorials closely, still struggling with handstand, believe will get there soon
I'm sure that for me it's gonna take 67 years, I've trained for 4 months now but I've not even seen a tiny improvement though tiny improvements are hard to notice but I'm still trying
3-4 times a week practicing hand stands? I've been practicing once per week (alongside gym) but what kind of intensity is it if I'm increasing sessions per week
Whatever you can manage without frying your central nervous system, wrists, shoulders, and whatever else in terms of muscle imbalances etc. Remember once a week is better than none a week. Maybe you can manage two a week and see how you feel. You might benefit from more volume and less intensity as your joints are new to it. Then you could focus on less volume and increase the intensity, to build strength. Either way, just warm up and take the rest you need between sessions, however long is right for you! There’s no rush and so long as you are seeing small improvements over time then you are on the right track.
handstands shouldn't be "intense". If it feels intense, treat it like strength training and build up capacity 1-2x per week until they feel more casual. The focus should then be on balancing :)
Is this shot in Bournemouth in the UK?
6 MONTHS you say???? I m so sick of this shit, I ve been strugling with this for like 3 years, and all I can manage to do so far is, from time to time, hold the balance for a few seconds, when I catch it. There just is NO WAY that I can keep that balance for 10 secs consistently, no matter how much I try. After a short while I end up falling either back or forward. But, why, WHY??? The first part was the quickest for me to achieve. Standing on the hands is no problem. It's catching and holding the balance consistently that seems impossible!!!
I am in the same place as you after four years. But I continue to improve so maybe I will hit the steep part of the learning curve soon?
I have been practicing four years and still cannot hit 10s hold consistently. Ugh.
But I guess I stick with it because I am slowly improving. Fifty years of age probably contributes to my challenges
I have low shoulder mobility
I will forever be stuck because of my injuries. No improvement for so many years. RIP the dream.
Thank you 😊
My primary question is WHY ? Not to sound negative, or anti millennial or anti social media fitness fads by asking this question, but WHY ? Why do I need to or why should I want to train and practice to do a handstand ? Is this a required or important move to do in order to achieve good health and fitness ? Aren't there other easier, safer, and more realistically sustainable exercises that can be done to train the same muscles and achieve the same goal ? Is this an example of doing a handstand for the sake of doing a handstand, or is there a viable important reason to do this ? (Despite TH-cam and social media telling me I should do a handstand ). Tell me why it's so important to learn to do a handstand ?
You don't but that's not exactly the point of the video. You don't need to train handstand but it's a fun addition to a physical practice and develop great shoulder stability. You're not missing out if you don't, just do what makes you excited to train :)
I’ve been working on it on and off for over a year and I still haven’t gotten there
I'm stuck because my shoulder mobility. I believe it is the biggest problem in HS skill
Can I du handstands every day as a beginner?
feel it out. Probably ok but would require short sessions
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Why everyone who does 1 arm handstands ruined their elbows? There elbow bends past straight & hyper mobile? Eventually ur gonna need surgery to correct it.
10 months consistent active practice and inconsistently do 2-3 sec. only. It takes time, dont give up. Majority of people: highly unlikely to achieve HS within less than 6 months.
I’m a 67 year old female and can’t do a headstand anymore. I use to do it by dragging my legs straight towards my head then lifting my legs straight up. I could only do a handstand against a wall. Can I get strong enough now to do a handstand?
You can definitely get stronger!
maybe try straddle to headstand - rather than pike to headstand?
Thank you Greg Chock and Edward Lane for your input.
I'm too scared to do it
Let see how long
It took me 2 years 🤣🤣🤣
we're all different. Main this is you got there! Great perseverance
Lol I am at the 10 second... Took me a year XD
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Am I the only one who can handstun but get easily dizzy doing it?
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Hey Tom lol
How long are you going to do this nonsense?
Took me about 5 months tk get a handstand during the lockdown Very banana, bit could do it in the middle of the floor.
Spend 6 months trying tk straighten it.
Im now just practicing to get it better