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10-15-2011, 09:22 AM #1
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Handstand Pushups
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Thom tried doing these with Shawna today, so of course I had to try it.
I had just finished my run.
Getting into the handstand was surprisingly easy and I did 3 push ups!
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10-15-2011, 11:32 AM #2
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10-15-2011, 04:37 PM #3
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No kidding!
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I'd have to wear a helmet before I'd try that.Each day is a gift, that's why it is called the present.
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10-15-2011, 04:40 PM #4
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How deep do you have to dip before it counts?
(not that I could probably bend my elbows at all ... I think I'm up to a second and a half with my heels off the wall
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You rock, as usual.
ETA: isn't it super tough all by itself with your hands on those doubled mats??
not sure if I'd be able to go up at all on an unstable surface!
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10-15-2011, 05:02 PM #5
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I have never been able to do a handstand. And right now can't do more than a few regular push ups. Can do a good amount of girlie ones, though.
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10-15-2011, 05:05 PM #6
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I'd never even done a handstand before. Next time I'm going to work on keeping my feet off the wall, once I figure out where my balance point is.
Thom says maybe I went down six inches.
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10-15-2011, 05:07 PM #7
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You know I just tried it again here at home on our tile floor. I like the mat much better. And just feeling free to klunk the wall at the gym! Originally Posted by OakLeaf
ETA: isn't it super tough all by itself with your hands on those doubled mats?? not sure if I'd be able to go up at all on an unstable surface!
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10-16-2011, 05:41 PM #8
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If you have access to a bar and long resistance bands, you can also do a variation during which you can focus on position (see this video). When my tennis elbow was bad, I would substitute HSPU for pull ups. For quantity, I would go with the bands. Quality, I would go with the wall and really focus on touching my head to the floor. For me, the band-assisted are easier. But I think a lot of it depends on your shoulder ROM.
Another variation (not for Veronica--for others!) is using something like a 36" box and getting into an "L"shape with your feet on the box and butt up in the air (see this video). This is the technique that my gym uses for HSPU beginners.
I think this is one of those exercises that people think is really hard, so they mentally block themselves to it. At least that has been my observation (at my gym).
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10-17-2011, 03:54 AM #9
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