How To Fall From Handstands Safely!

[@raymakerscalisthenics5042]

I've been training handstands for about a year now, and to anyone new, I can't tell you how important learning how to fall is. He isn't just saying how it will affect your progress. You won't be able to properly push yourself if that fear of falling is never abolished. Love the content, Tom! When meeting new clients and discussing their goals, I expose them to both yours and FitnessFAQ's channel to see if they're all about going toward bodyweight. Cheers from Canada!

[@christianhim]

Jeremy Raymakers Can we directly start from step 3 because the space in my house is very limited and full of unmovable things and I cant practice cartwheel at wheel. I feel comfortable to kick up to a wall or do a chest-to-wall but i rarely press my chest or nose to the wall and always leave some cm away from the wall...

[@luvlydia6433]

Yes Me to I aways do it but it dose not becuase we ahve to practice a lot not like one day u won,t know in a day u have to practice maybe like a year but this is safely I do it on the wall the wall is so easy I did btw now so ya...

[@luvlydia6433]

I aways do that everyday how about you so it is so easy for me maybe not for you but how dose he do a handstand safely I wouldn’t,t know hot to do a handstand that’s a side handstand I think but may not I do not know I don,t know maybe it looks like a side handstand but is a handstand I do practice a handstand I show my dad how to do a handstand so he can do a handstand like me so ya.......l

[@luvlydia6433]

My house is like a buillding I don,t have space to do a handstand on the wall but I cna do It in my room my room is I have littel space right now I did it my mum and dad my mum said when she was littel she was doing that so ya.. I ma going to watch it agiab

[@luvlydia6433]

Raymakers Calisthenics yes I am finsh that’s all

[@meleecraft]

Thanks @Tom Merrick, i'll use these tips to bail from handstands safely and also relationships

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Cat Down The Road just pirouette away

[@randomness726]

Man that smash on a metal chair...hurts to watch....

[@harshita6132]

seriously we all felt the pain :(

[@OG_Solar_Edit]

I think it didn't hurt that much​@@harshita6132

[@siaa1322]

I put this video on thinking I'll learn to fall out of the handstand in days or weeks' time, and lo and behold, I managed to learn it the same day. Definitely needs some improvement though for sure. But thank, thank you!!

[@Sushalpandey]

Broo thats exactly what i needed Great content 😄

[@zpapncqr3213]

Yuh I agree and .. I actually learnt how to bail out and I have been waaaaaaaaaàaaaaaaaaaaaay more comfortable than usual in handstands

[@lordgeyik]

Good tutorial as aways, but one point I want to mention... I hurt my wrist badly when doing pirouettes (when turning the wrist), and it took me out from handstand training for years. Admittedly I wasn't warmed up enough, but I think it's a good idea to start practicing them with low kickups first to be safe.

[@TheOriginalStarwalker83]

Just fell down twice while attempting to get my feet off the wall, thanks for the tutorial

[@leomidtdalmathiesen9470]

Very helpful! This was just what i needed. Thanks Tom

[@rayyblon4]

That old phrase "poetry in motion" definitely applies here. Very impressive!

[@rikkinetic]

Great and useful vid Tom! Using the pirouette helped me hugely in my own personal Handstand journey Keep up the good work

[@higha77]

Great video as always! Tom, do you also have one side on which you usually fall from handstands? For me it is left. When I consciously try to bail to the right, it doesn't feel natural. Does it have to do something with postural deviance or is it quite okay? what do you think?

[@markjacobs1434]

Good stuff today.btw when you smacked that chair it hurt me more than it hurt you

[@mohamedkhalifa6484]

Thanks Tom, i really needed this.

[@LargeDude2023]

Your vids are always informative! Keep up the good work. Coming from someone 6'2

[@FrenchingAround]

🙏 exactly what I was looking for

[@amandaeloy311]

Wish this video came out sooner, fell from the handstand, broke my toe and needed a surgery to fix it 🤦‍♀️😅

[@youtuberdisguiser6075]

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[@mjric]

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[@aunsyed4269]

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[@thatdude.5393]

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[@yudhasyahrul2544]

How you broke your toe anw?

[@musicguy8912]

Hey man you're one of my biggest inspirations and teachers and I was wondering what would you say is more important for a beginner the splits or the pancake stretch

[@aaaarrmehearties]

music guy depends on your personal goals! what do you want to be able to do?

[@zpapncqr3213]

Keep it up man

[@hak33m41]

0:30 Ow. I felt that through the screen.

[@gabriellacaroline3915]

Thanks! Tom Merrick

[@micah864]

Hi Tom. Awesome video, thanks so much. This is one of my biggest barriers to ahnf stand at the moment. The other thing is being able to kick up. My hamstrings are so tight it makes it quite difficult- can't kick them up straight and it's pretty tiring. I work on improving this with yoga often, but seems it may just be how I'm built. Any ideas? Thanks again Micah

[@karalmom5669]

Any updates? Plus I can give some tips for flexibility if you want

[@edge3220]

Great! Now all I need is to be capable of freestanding handstands.

[@murraynewlandsofficial]

Good video!! Love it💪🏻

[@dgdilluff3184]

Thank you bro ❣️

[@aaronmaxim]

maybe i missed it but we didnt get a look at the leg injury??? must have looked brutal you went 100% savage into that chair. I felt it in Massachusetts....still feeling it

[@harlimaw]

Thank you!

[@justapieceoflife6859]

Thank you so much @Tom

[@justryan2070]

What do you think is more effective between PNF and antagonist strengthening? For example, contracting hamstrings down or hip flexors up? Using weighted/prone dislocates contracting up against gravity or down against stretching?

[@Beats-By-Anthony]

Hi Tom, just a random question: what's your opinion about an ''ab wheel'' (when used properly ofcourse)? Have a nice Sunday evening mate!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Good anti-extension core work but I would say you probably have things covered with hanging leg lifts

[@erikhakansson1585]

How about when on parallettes?

[@maddogmattable]

What about bailing out if you’re doing handstand with your back to the wall?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

maddogmattable you can only really fall back onto your feet, it’s the safe bail

[@j.d.oconnor4020]

Hi Tom, any tips for bailing off high parallettes, ledges, or handstand canes? On smaller parallettes or handstand blocks, you can still use your other hand to touch the ground when you pirouette but the higher you go, the more sketchy it becomes. Also, should I learn the bent arm press or frog to handstand before trying to perform handstands on these tools? Trying to jump into them is intimidating. Thanks!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

jdoc86 bailing is the same just a little more like a round off finish when off higher objects

[@j.d.oconnor4020]

@@BodyweightWarrior Awesome thanks Tom! Your content is top notch btw

[@michaelmcdermott9445]

My achilles tendon is inflamed and probably somewhat damaged already from the weight of my body landing on my foot when I cartwheel out of the fall.

[@marynassuna3792]

I have to learn cartwheel now.

[@ch007eh7]

And what if you fall too fast? Would that still work? 🤔😥

[@kupiku5596]

i tried to do a handstand after getting the hang of it on the wall and over shoot and basically slammed myself on the floor, laughed it off though, It didn't hurt as much as I would think.

[@lotdproduction]

This is soooo much harder for me then it looks. I feel and look really awkward. Almost eat it a few times😂

[@youtuberdisguiser6075]

I once fall while doing a handstand and slammed my big toe unto the ground. Had to grow a new toenail tool about a year to fully regrow.

[@tayostravels976]

Thank you for your advice. Are these different methods enough to keep you from falling over onto your back when practicing the handstand? Thanks.

[@antonioperez7528]

This Would of been useful when I started learning H/Stands 😧. I found bailing to my right side more comfortable. 🙏🏾 Tom keep up good work 🤙🏾😎👍🏾

[@rnonthenicschannel4820]

Hello Bro

[@SuperSaiyaman3]

Just fell on my bum before searching this up

[@CrackedMB]

My tailbone 😩

[@polo3292]

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[@1111aaa2222]

shredded sports science sent me here

[@thatdude.5393]

Was gonna do this. But from reading the comments... hell nah I givin’ up

[@luther7541]

I instinctively learned that as i progress in my handstands.

[@sofie4372]

I fell into my couch it hurts

[@scotthale7857]

When you fall that you didn't have time to put your hands forward to cartwheel

[@gdyo3367]

do more cartwheels and bails, with time you realize that there's always time to twist out

[@dilate162]

i fell landed on my head and butt. knocked on the door

[@jonahniklas00]

"Just do a few cartwheels" Ehhhhhmmmm

[@Mariaaaluvs2sleeb]

one trick my friends use is using their legs to catch their selves and i recommend using a pillow so u dont hurt ur back

[@realtaynali]

Just fell on my butt sideways.. felt like i fell from a three story building

[@beetalius]

Starting out here. My bail is far less graceful. More like a two legged thunk-splat

[@brittonterhark9757]

Step 1: Do a cartwheel........ :(

[@Ohmriginal722]

If you're practicing you should probably start by doing it in the grass instead of on stone.

[@Rev0UK1]

gracefully.......sure, if you consider a baby giraffe graceful. Cos thas how mine looks >.>

[@franzmauer6505]

You really don't need to be able to do cartweel to safely bailout. It is similar, but it's a different move. There is simpler way, just practice bailout against a wall or with a partner.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

franz mauer it’s a good preliminarily step to just get confident getting the legs over the hands. This step is more so for people who are very afraid of failing

[@jewel56]

The motion is nifty when you're on canes

[@brunocaboclo7973]

Great video Tom! Too bad I've already broke my neck and cracked my skull from an unsuccessful handstand incident and I might have suffered brain damage.

[@generationII]

If you more forward you will fly 😅

[@1iqin]

Lol I feel this is harder than a handstand....

[@johnchristianquiogue8576]

Thanks!