Developing the Handstand With Camille Leblanc-Bazinet

A bumper plate is a simple tool with which to get an athlete to feel the proper body position needed for a handstand, says CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff member Camille Leblanc-Bazinet.
With a bumper plate held overhead, the athlete will learn to squeeze his butt and bring down the rib cage with the abs, eliminating the excessive lower-back arch often seen in inverted athletes.
"I really like this drill just for that, just to understand how to ... position their body and which muscles should be working," Leblanc-Bazinet says as her husband, fellow Level 1 Seminar Staff member Dave Lipson, demonstrates at the CrossFit Inc. gym in Scotts Valley, Calif.
Next, she has Lipson do a half wall walk and hold the body at a 45-degree angle to the floor. In this position, the athlete learns how to press into the floor, creating an active position characterized by straight elbows and midline stability.
Afterward, it's time to try wall-facing handstands with only the toes touching the wall. Eventually, Leblanc-Bazinet will ask the athlete to remove his toes from the wall to find balance in the strong support position.
"That way you really make your athletes work with their brain," Leblanc-Bazinet says.
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[@M44Nater19]

Camille's french accent is so cute, I'm glad she won the games, she deserved it! Reppin' Canada good!

[@blackpinkstannn]

This makes me want to work on handstands. It's probably just Camille though

[@9RedJohn9]

The way she talks is so cute.

[@CP9_Shino]

Love Camille's accent

[@WillTheFrozen]

She's clearly from Quebec :)

[@MrShady2099]

in Québec we are well known to have the most beautiful women in the world

[@CP9_Shino]

So when are you going to hook it up Laurent Baril? :p

[@BlueonGoldZ]

Laurent Baril I've never thought of that. i think places like Brazil, the Philippines, Spain, Colombia are more well-known for beautiful ladies.

[@Fitfoodiemom]

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing.

[@rodm49]

I will absolutely try this! Thank you

[@daCUTE187]

Great video! Love her to pieces!

[@wyldewest278]

Those tips were spot on.

[@mini2umario]

I love this couple! I'm going to try this plate hold in class.

[@ThiVids]

Very convenient. I'm in a college Gymnastics class now, and have been working on hand stand holds and such so I can prepare to progress fast. The more input the better :)

[@christensantschi]

AWESOME tips!!! THANK YOU!!

[@califas619]

Will be very helpful.. thank you so much!!

[@nataliabaage]

Camille is so great. This is gong to be tough for me, but i am gonna give it a try.

[@9tarko]

superb tutition. basic and clear.

[@lizewwvusang]

Great tip will keep practicing !!

[@PLxFTW]

Dave Lipson is a BOSS

[@lam4517]

These are great tips and address my fear of going right into a handstand!

[@tracteon]

the first 2 exercise is the most useful ones for me

[@athleticandre26]

This helped. Weak at gymnastics..thanks Camille.

[@rickturner882]

Thanks, very informative. Would you suggest Bear crawling to help build the strength for hand stand?

[@garethjones3227]

Thanks, some good advice.

[@Ignbike]

that LEGS

[@kscolesaccount]

Lookin good!!

[@SugarHoneyIceTea90]

No, but seriously...this was super helpful

[@ettawing5955]

Thanks.

[@kurnosik555]

Полезно!

[@marconencioni6616]

I am in love

[@Jonas-bw5sn]

I love you, camille

[@Slanderface49]

All good and well demonstraing the correct positioning, but what about if peoples shoulders are mobile enough and they have to give up there back which breaks form, what are some things to help with that?

[@OscarSchneegans]

www.mobilitywod.com/ Improve mobility, THEN do the movement. If your lack of mobility prevents you from performing the movement correctly, don't do it. Incorrect movement leads to injury.

[@MrMichaelEsser]

Golden Ages of Crossfit

[@brokeneck]

I love her

[@Firestarrr27]

I gotta try this. Actually i do handstand, but nothing is perfect... But Camille's legs :)

[@brintobabu8027]

Wow camille.... Well done.. Jist like that..

[@TheSethrahul]

I think it's very important to also teach how to bail from a handstand attempt gone south. You can easily break your wrist by going over or hurt your back or your head if you don't know how to land

[@Dan-di9jd]

Why why why why you could break the floor too!? OMG Ahhhhh oh no!

[@zstolen2110]

I Love Camille Leblanc, Because my TwinFlame exactly look like Her 💕

[@AssyrianMuscle]

akalet (athlete) I love the accent

[@ActSingDanceFly]

do you train handstands with their heads out?

[@Matwiej19]

She is sooooo cute. Plus amazing crossfiter :)

[@julianboyce3984]

Universite de Sherbrooke! Represent!

[@EeeScape]

Oui Oui

[@Jminenna]

I can see who really wears the pants in that relationship hahah

[@herbertnguyen6452]

nice, universite de sherbrooke!!!!

[@Emilistic]

Ugh.

[@HighVoltageCarnage]

Chris Hinshaw Hiding in the background :D

[@mca8083]

What's the functional carryover of this in real life?

[@sregev74]

Smart..

[@adrienner5909]

💕

[@oak8891]

"not just try to fill that sticky point in where it feels good................."

[@KingCoCo]

It's time for you to step aside Lipson

[@HatemElSerafy]

You also forgot to tell us about our finger positions during the stand. That part always confuses me. I'm not sure whether I should collapse my hand to one unit or extend my fingers as much as possible. Especially with the thumb!!

[@Chumongocho]

your hand should be open but relaxed, like you were waving to someone. and with this spread of the fingers you should attempt to grab the ground (where your first knuckles are there will be an arch and your palm + tips of fingers will dig into the ground)

[@eleanorstang08]

Boy I could listen to her read the telephone book

[@akhmimj]

"Find that sticky point where it feels good"...yes, Camille, please help me find that.

[@nilcon91]

how do i learn this? i don't have walls

[@the-onetrue-god1028]

LOL

[@dustinkrecklow8102]

I PR'd for you today Camille

[@cga2196]

She's so perfect.

[@SugarHoneyIceTea90]

Acklete?

[@akawale9017]

Work with your brain...I felt personally attacked

[@recon2025]

Handstands are terrifying.

[@Ashwin634]

is it wrong to do an arched back handstand?

[@hak1901p]

I mean the way my friends tell me is to crunch your lower back and I did that and it helped me but some ppl just go into a straight line so it depends on which kind of technique you like so either perfectly straight body or a little straight( just crunch your lower back with your ass)

[@Ashwin634]

+Beast bulk mine is very less straight

[@divialcoverde7969]

my pull out game would be weak with her or I wouldnt pull out at all

[@dennisinkwa5233]

Hahahahaha

[@06livefast]

+Divi Alcoverde Wouldn't pull out.. would keep pumping until the cows came home.

[@user-ki3uw7uq9w]

Красивая=)

[@serazzi09]

damn it camille I was sure you were going to won the crossfit games

[@nukkon]

It helps to be 1 meter 50 :)

[@HatemElSerafy]

OK you totally forgot to mention that his head should be facing his hands. It's not done the way he did it at the end, it's done the way she did it in the beginning. I struggled a lot with the head position thing. Doing it incorrectly may injure your neck

[@sonyan23]

Witch my brother we did competition ones for all. who is gonna walk on hands first. I stand for hours at wall and blast....

[@RobindeValkNL]

I'm not really a big fan of her. But somehow I hope she'll come back in 2017 and kick but at the games. Will be tough though.

[@ettawing5955]

Cabernet Sauvignon.

[@charmaineoverstreet8061]

03:48 01:20 01:23

[@kennyxsd]

Ackleet

[@fread51]

Dave is a lucky sucker that's his wife now

[@Chrisrobbo89]

If Camille didn't speak she by my number one!ha

[@luiginocettimengibar6982]

This girl has the hair of Leblanc and the legs of Camille (League of Legends). So coincidence.

[@albertohernandez2762]

guapa

[@mrmushin1]

She is married guys and he does CrossFit as well.

[@rodriguez970]

See her face every time he fell out of it.....haha shes like yer embarrassing me

[@thorkris1234]

Where is this world going? We ended up with crossfitters explaning us the handstand technique...

[@nicolasilijic2205]

+Thor Kris She actually was a gymnast before crossfit...so its a former gymnast explaining handstand technique

[@thorkris1234]

nicolas ilijic Im relieved now. We are saved after all.

[@nicolasilijic2205]

+Thor Kris still gonna hate for no reason

[@thorkris1234]

nicolas ilijic I dont think i follow.

[@luckyluke4712]

+nicolas ilijic She was a high school gymnast, not an elite gymnast, so...

[@mca8083]

Anyone who does crossfit is an athlete?

[@erickgod]

Yeah... You can do with me whatever you want babe

[@EbrahimRoss123]

Cutie McBooty

[@WeAreEnVyOuS]

Dat accent doe.

[@Ovi2k]

those quads are the size of tree trunks!

[@JoshuaHUncensored]

I honestly love Camille, but how can she lift weights with those nails smh

[@kimberlycrisp3225]

her nails are painted, but they're short...

[@dontsqueezethecheese]

I'm f'in jealous of her legs, and I'm a guy.

[@AyOopLad]

WHy they are horrid. No tone or definition just blobs.

[@jesusonXTC]

do you guys think camiles legs can kill someone if she wrapped them around someones neck?

[@fread51]

+Joseph Kony Yea like from GoldenEye 1995

[@MrKingjason2]

I think I found my sticky point

[@DavidSmith-xt6wu]

Isn’t that a strict handstand LOL

[@webersilk]

Level 1 semminar staff member? what is this now? a cult?