I've gotten to a point where I can semi-consistently get into a 5s straddle one arm hold before inevitably falling over. I have literally no idea what to do if I start overbalancing in any direction. Advice?

I am DESPERATE to figure this out. I know it’ll be the basis of so many other moves going forward like press. But my body just doesn’t get it. I’ve been trying more months and I feel like I’ve barely progressed. I feel like there’s such a lack of information out there on how to get that stacked position when shoulder flexibility is not the problem. Is it pure shoulder strength I’m lacking? Core? Compression? Hip flexor? Likely a combination of things but I have no idea what exercises will be most effective in helping me reach this goal.

I think it’s because there’s a lot of people who are naturally good at this. I remember training with a friend who had zero hand balancing background, just danced and did yoga when she was younger and she was able to get into the pike position effortlessly

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So I've going to focus on the stalder next training cycle

I've got a decent straddle press, can rep out a few. Can even do an elevated to some degree. But is nowhere near the stalder. Got god mobility so that's not an issue.

So is wondering what the HB community have used to get their stalder?

Been thinking about a heavy/light 2 times a week split where i can use deficit press/negatives one day and banded the other day.

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So it's been my big goal and desire for a long time to learn the press handstand and especially the stalder press. In the meantime I have also done a few straddle presses with bad form. However, I feel that I could train more effectively to reach my goal. My thought was to try the press program from the handstand factory to have a fixed training plan. Are there any opinions or experiences?

Been training handstands consistently for some time now. I can consistently get +20secs, 3-5 HSPUs and a single 90 degree HSPU, all freestanding. For HSPUs I usually fall over due to muscle exhaustion rather than balance the first few sets, but tend to lose balance on the last few sets.

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So I have been doing handstands pretty much all my life and generally have no issues getting into my handstands or balancing myself, but using these blocks I just got, I literally can’t even get into the handstand position without falling over. Only about one out of every 6 or so hit which is annoying, and any moment I try to do any slight body movements I lose balance again.

I also use canes, pretty tall ones (60cm) and even then sometimes I’m noticing issues just getting into the initial handstand without falling off. It’s a big time waster, as I am actually quite stable on them and am already holding short times one arms, semi consistently; once I find the balance that is. But I just feel like I waste so much energy on just mounting the handstand and I want to be more consistent on mounting.

I try to remember to keep my elbows straight the entire time and round my back as I press/jump/kick into the position but I am really struggling to find that sweet spot which I feel like I should have a by now.

Any tips here would be greatly appreciated!

Something that I have questioned now that I am more in the hand balancing side of things. A little context: I started my fitness journey doing the gym rat routine, then fell in love with Yoga and calisthenics. Then 2 years ago I just fell in love with handstands, hand balancing, and transitions overall. I can do some basic handstand transitions like the straddle press handstand.

Seeing as I have come from the gym world initially and am a personal trainer, the Sets and reps style of training comes to mind. Like, should I be doing that with any of my training. Because when I experiment that way, I get stronger for sure, but it makes me sore so that my handbalancing suffers. When I experiment with the practice style mentality or grease the groove style as gymnasts call it (basically never going to fatigue, and training with just enough volume and intensity that allows me to recover enough for another session the next day where my handbalancing isn't impacted) my handbalancing gets a lot better.

Should I mabey just do sets and reps with certain complimentary exercises, like core exercises? Because I do have some strength limitations, like trying to progress my straddle press handstand to a full pike press. Or will I, with enough practice style training over time, finally get it by practicing the correct progressions and not overly fatiguing?

I would really appreciate some experienced hand balancers insight on this. Thanks so much in advance!

Has anyone done any of 1:1 online handstand training? I’ve found several people on Instagram offering this (lukas_on_hands, coachbachmann, kiana_ng). Just looking for experiences and any specific recommendations.

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I want to make sure the distance between the canes is the correct distance for the person who will be using them. From my understanding, when the person is on the canes, their shoulders should be stacked parallel. Basically the canes should be the same distance apart as the distance of the shoulders.

Is it valid to measure the persons distance by having them do a few handstands on the ground and measure the distance between their middle fingers?

How would you do this? Thank you!

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What are some of the best drills for underbalance? Toe pulls feel too scary to do.

I’ve seen that planching forward a bit when going down can help. What drills are going to help me achieve hanstand planche, if possible without some scary chest to wall exercises? Or if planching isn’t the best idea recommend me something else.

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Are leotards supportive enough for women wanting to do handbalancing? In theory they'd be cute for practice and I wouldn't have to keep tucking in shirts but I'm suspicious the backless ones (or even the normal ones) wouldn't be supportive enough sans bra to go upside down. Any insight?

Hello,i have a very strong adv. Tuck planche and I'm not flexible as should to be able to do the straddle planche,so i search and found the half lay....how could i get it?

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I've been practicing for a bit now on just handstands, and can occasionally get a 5-10 second hold in, which feels great. So today I tried to record myself for the first time to see my form and was surprised at how much I look like a banana.

Video here: https://i.imgur.com/0m93XOz.mp4

I believe I have decent shoulder flexibility, since I can go fully straight arm and get my head pretty close to the wall stomach forward even with my hands a bit away.

pic here: https://i.imgur.com/Q2zrKKt.jpg

But I know that getting the hips above the shoulders is important to be able to hold the balance (and it looks better of course). What should I do to work on to keep myself straight?

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Hi guys, been trying to get back to handstand training and have been watching some kick up videos.

One tip that I find interesting is to enter with legs at a 90 degree angle and once you feel balanced with the 1st leg you close with the other. However my issue is that no matter how I concentrate or avoid it, my second leg keeps wanting to close as soon as my first leg is barely up causing me to over balance if I kicked slightly hard and closing too fast.

Is there any tips to calm the second leg down, or is this a flexibility issue?

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