Here’s the second video in the three-part handstand form series.
In this video you’ll find detailed instructions on apply what you learned in the first video to an inverted position with weight on the hands. Notice how there is no focus on balance here. The attention is only on shoulder, spine, and hip position. The focus is also NOT on hold duration. Don’t worry about how long you can stay inverted. Even just 10-20 seconds is fine. This is not an endurance drill. You CAN use this as a strength endurance drill; but just know that it is not the same, and will produce different effects. The primary focus here should be, once again, on applying the specific cues from the floor drill.
Do these two drills consistently, maybe starting with 3-4 days per week, and you will no doubt see a major shift in your handstand position in mere weeks. I know may of you reading this struggle with efficient positioning, and this severely limits your hold duration and strength expression in other handstand skills. These three drills were what took me from struggling to hold a handstand for under one minute, red-faced and shaking, to holding 90 seconds very comfortably.
As always, please feel free to share your thoughts and questions in the comments below.
Devin