Going Inverted

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The lost art of Hand-Balancing dates back to muscle beach in Venice, California.

In fact, Jack LaLanne (2nd from top in photo below) was a major presence in this hand-balancing culture.

I believe that everyone should incorporate this fantastic form of physical training into warm-ups and practice! At your next workout, try a few hand-stand progressions...
 

When teaching beginners, we follow a series of progressions as follows:
 

1. Determine a level of upperbody strength by holding a handstand with knees on box.

2. First attempt a HEADstand starting from one of three positions; pike-up, frog-stand or kick-up) into a tri-pod position... progress to a HANDstand in the same fashion. Hands spread open shoulder width, knees locked, legs together, toes pointed.

3. Move away from the wall and practice the same exercise "free" with a spotter... gradually reduce
their assistance until you are holding a perfect HANDSTAND!

Like anything else this will take practice, but the investment is well worth it ; )

Live With Passion,

Roy
 

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"Ralphy Boy"
Three Rounds For Time
1/4 Mile Run
21 Overhead Squats
21 24 Inch Box Jumps
21 !Pood KB Swings
1/4 Mile Run
15 Overhead Squats
15 24 Inch Box Jumps
15 !Pood KB Swings
1/4 Mile Run
9 Overhead Squats
9 24 Inch Box Jumps
9 !Pood KB Swings