The Tulum Handstand Progression...or What I Did on my Summer Vacation

[Irulan]

With my wrists? Not gonna happen!

Where were you vacationing?

Tulum, a small community about two hours south of Cancun,just south of Playa del Carmen, on the Yucatan Peninsula. The whole coast three is lined with little beach places just like the one pictured. We spent part of our honeymoon there.

[yellow]

Tulum, a small community about two hours south of Cancun, just south of Playa del Carmen, on the Yucatan Peninsula.

Exactally. It's on the edge of the Caribbean. The beach places in Tulum do not have electricity; most use solar and a few operate with generators. Once Tulum beach gets power, it'll probably be doomed to looking like Cancun and Playa del Carmen.

Zen, this is the first vacation longer than a week that we've been on in the 16 years we've been married (we were out 10 days total). Long overdue. Mexico (and places like Belize, which is about 150 miles to the south) is incredibly cheap compared to traveling to, say, Europe (where we originally were going to go until we decided the whole Euro-USD business made it infeasible). We saved for a long time and used points from our Am Ex for airfare. The whole trip cost less than my last mountain biking trip with someone whose initials are SK (although I believe a large portion of the cost for THAT trip was Chimay Grande Reserve ).

Here you go, Snap:

Mayan ruins on the beach



And here's one for MP:

[indigoiis]

That is way cool. I'm inspired.
But I think I'm going to need a wall, cuz I'm scared of the dread "aaaach-ovah."
I just don't bend that way too well.

[Irulan]

So did you go inland to the ruins at Coba? They are really, really cool. We rented beater mountain bikes for a couple of pesos and rode all around the site.

We spent two weeks down there last time - Tulum, Valladolid ( inland) and a week on Cozumel diving.

[indysteel]

I've been working on handstands in yoga. My biggest issue is mental, not physical. I can do a headstand with no problem, but handstands mess with my head. I'd really like to take an arm balancing workshop one of these days
so that I can, hopefully, get over my fears.

In any event, great job Yellow!

[Possegal]

Next step = walking on your hands. talk about an arm workout!

I was a gymnast in a former life (not with the current body, that's for sure), but I've never lost my handstand abilities. Now my flips and handsprings, well that is another story. I'll have to do some on the beach when I go next month, though there is a 'no cameras allowed' rule when I'm near a beach.

[maillotpois]

Thanks for the sign!!

[Tri Girl]

Ha! I have trouble standing on my feet some days- let alone upside down on my hands. You rock, yellow!!!

And yes, I was checking out your bod along with your handstand technique. I'm very impressed with both. I've got nice calves and a nice head. It's the part in between that requires lots of clothing coverage.

And I won't be trying one anytime soon. My bones are far too breakable to be trying shenannigans like that nowadays.

[GLC1968]

Ha! Here I was admiring your legs...not your abs. I'm also a pear and can easily have abs. Nice legs, not so much! I've noticed that women tend to admire on others exactly what they don't have themselves...

Anyway, I am impressed with your drive to learn to handstand! As a kid and teenager, I was constantly doing handstands. No idea why. Now that I see this post, I've got the urge to try again. I wonder how much my balance will be out of whack with this extra 25 lbs on my frame? Should be an interesting endeavor. Yellow, you've inspired me!

(and can I also say how impressed I am with your tan progression in just 10 days? Good job! )

[katluvr]

Side bar here...So I "googled" crossfit and found the web site. I think I need more time "navigating" it to understand.

So how does one or can one work this into a biking and running routine. (and 1/2 marathon training plan).

Guess this should be a new thread--huh!
Just very impressed w/ body and handstand!