Ouch ouch ouch. Are you concussed? How are your neck and back? (After months of practicing I think I can get my heels off the wall for two seconds. On a good day.)
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11-26-2011, 12:36 PM #1
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11-26-2011, 12:39 PM #2
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you're supposed to tuck your head girl!
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11-26-2011, 12:43 PM #3
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11-26-2011, 01:34 PM #4
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Do you know how to cartwheel up into a handstand so your chest is facing the wall? You need to remember to duck & roll if you fall out of it but it keeps you from training your body to lean your heels towards the wall. You can support with one toe while working on alignment through the spine and gently pull that foot away when you're ready. Just another intermediate step to unsupported.
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11-26-2011, 02:52 PM #5
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Is there a video that teaches that method? Originally Posted by jessmarimba
I haven't done L-stands in a while - that's another way of learning while leaning the opposite direction - should probably practice that.
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11-26-2011, 03:44 PM #6
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Ouch!
I used to try doing handstands as a kid...that was the result. I'm a klutz.At least I don't leave slime trails.
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11-26-2011, 03:59 PM #7
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I am stupid, too!
I was a college gymnast. One handstand-gone-bad (one of HUNDREDS) was on the balance beam. BAM! smashed my head onto the beam, then CRASH to the ground. My head was ok, but I sprained a finger. I guess I have a hard head noggin!!
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11-28-2011, 11:10 AM #8
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Not that I know of...I can look when I'm not at work though. It was just something we did in gymnastics when I was younger. Originally Posted by OakLeaf
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11-26-2011, 12:42 PM #9
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Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Ouch ouch ouch. Are you concussed? How are your neck and back? (After months of practicing I think I can get my heels off the wall for two seconds. On a good day.)
I don't think so. My head aches and my neck is sore, which I think is to be expected - no blurry vision, no nausea and no weird tiredness. And my back is fine. I landed smack on my head. I think I need to learn how to tuck.
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