How To Press Handstand (Full Tutorial + Training Guide)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Drinking game: take one shot every time I say “press fo handstand”. RIP Good luck with your press, where are you at in your journey?

[@rickoeh1]

balancing my handstand :(

[@karlandreicastrillo9427]

Tom should I straddle as far as I can when doing the eccentric portion and the starting position?

[@Аршан-ю1р]

Coregasms are slowing my progress

[@Vicatoriat]

Well I can press up against a wall :/ and I can do puppy press but that’s it

[@coulsonmccullough7699]

Thanks to your very helpful and detailed guides as well as PowerMonkey I got my first one a few months ago which was awesome!!

[@cmacdonald1043]

These videos are SO good. Love to hear about the technical stuff. I'd never heard that thing about extension and flexion at the same time, but that explains exactly what I've found difficult about trying this move.

[@TheFxEditor]

Perfect timing. I was just looking at the older tutorial and I never clicked so quickly on a tutorial as soon as this came out!

[@Efran251]

Hey Tom, I just wanted to really thank you for this video, it helped me get my first straddle planche press to handstand earlier today! I incorporated the against the wall handstand trap 3 raise into my workouts about 2 weeks ago and my handstands feel a lot more stable now. All of a sudden I was able to do tuck planche to handstand. Earlier today, my rest day, I was just messing around with handstands and figured I'd give the straddle planche press to handstand a try and I got it! It def could use some cleaning up but again thanks mate for the great video!

[@annakat2458]

Do you have any tips I tried the standing one but i can get up!

[@IBkochman]

From my experience (sample size of one, may not be widely applicable). Practicing the bottom of the ROM gets you faster results than the top. Since it's harder, if you can get comfortable with the first bit off the ground the rest of the move becomes much easier. But I also took an unconventional route, I learned the press before I learned to balance a handstand. Now I've been hand balancing for over 4 years and my current main goal is the one arm press. I'm using a similar approach, but it's taking a lot more time and patience.

[@miguellmdvs2]

im taking the same approach, I can hold a long handstand against the wall, but struggle to balance it on my own. For some reason it seems that doing it through a press would make it easier to balance, I could be wrong though

[@Paimeco46]

Hi Tom, 3 years ago I suffered from shoulder injury, since I struggle with overhead movement because I have a poor stability of the scapula (including during stretching like butcher block or downward dog). Could you make a video about overhead stability and external rotation in overhead position ? That would be very helpful. Thanks and Great job once again. Robin

[@SamMoore19]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpS2c2RnmNeCn9U

[@Hecklit]

Wow I’m blown away by this video so much great info. Thank you so much

[@tiffanythetokyotexan]

Love this explanation and tips! Will definitely incorporate this into my training. Thanks for making this video.

[@dexavionsanders4288]

awesome vid tom, i’m 6’1 so i like your vids because i know you understand, being tall yourself

[@tylerhani7665]

I like how you explain why the drills are good and they are like goals to work up to

[@FMADougy]

Thanks Tom, that's super helpful. Finally started holding my tuck for time, so the press is my next challenge!

[@rolis7745]

Hey man im a huge fan of your videos, every morning i use your follow along stretching video, i love it. Sadly i have a bad posture, any chance you could make an all in one (rounded shoulders, scapular winging, APT) posture correcting excersises/streches video? Greetings from Latvia!

[@RJ100]

Thanks, Tom! This is good stuff. I achieved my first tuck press earlier this year. Been practicing straddle. My legs get shaky when I do it. Also trying to keep them straight. It's a lot of fun though.

[@UsernameUserName-User-Name]

I heard the word "handstand" literally every 8 seconds 😂

[@Vicatoriat]

Tom it would be awesome if you could make a video about your daily training routine or weekly training routine/rest days etc. I don’t know how to create my workout program I do different things every day one day core compression the next day handblancing but I feel overwhelmed and don’t wanna progress slowly.

[@nivshriker3917]

God bless you my good man. I have my goal for the upcoming quarintine. God bless you.

[@esai_fit]

Really like how in depth you went with this. Starting to train press into handstand next week🔥

[@Azrael1123]

Thank you man! Theae were the exercises that i was missing until now, i just realized how good these exercises are.

[@stuk1918]

Fantastic video and tips. Thanks so much!

[@freakonauta1363]

I've been waiting for this! Thank you

[@yaasikasa17]

Thanks for great info!

[@arielmaritano6470]

Amazing content!

[@ethantrainingyt]

Awesome video Tom.

[@pims2013]

There it isss! Much awaited for. Thanks tom!

[@lyovcalisthenics7423]

Thank you! I'ill do this now ✊💪🙃

[@EndlessCycleOfPride]

Thank you! Very informative as always

[@ranveersinghbhardwaj]

Really needed that tutorial

[@Livevitae]

Great video mate

[@gabrielnelson4324]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeYes !! Press handstand tutorial

[@sophiapav7159]

1:26 *have to be able to hold a 10-15” handstand* *-closes video* 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 missed the first Pre qualification immediately

[@hamed1889]

Thanx tom so usefull

[@nickychu5253]

Great tutorial!

[@vincent65442]

Ohhh thank you tom much appreciated 💪🏼❤

[@kajalrakshit1018]

very very nice tutoring for thanks to you

[@korotkov19]

Excellent

[@nadinequambusch6922]

hi Tom. thanks for the great video :) should I be able to do a regular handstand first? (strength is not an issue, rather just getting the movements right)

[@M13x13M]

This proves that I should be able to press into handstand even though I have the long arms like you.

[@Аршан-ю1р]

Make a video on coregasms

[@shnedergaard]

Great vid - thx! :-) Can you do a similar video for bend arm press to handstand?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Ah the bent arm is quite straight foreward really. Lots of pike push up work and then similar box press method as demod here, maybe I will give it a brief tutorial in the future :)

[@donotask8243]

Amazing

[@billspopslc]

What brings your legs in the air? Is your abs?

[@MG-jk8ez]

Ever found out?

[@vincer9808]

Shoulders and hips. Lean forward just slightly enough to shift your center of gravity. It will put a lot of pressure on your wrists. Make sure your wrists are flexible. It is very helpful to find a spot on the floor to focus on since your head will play a big role in guiding your center of gravity.

[@randeepwalia1507]

As your hips go over your hands you are essentially falling over, so gravity is doing a lot of the work. By strengthening the traps and developing compression you can control this "fall"

[@kuyajuswa]

core and legs

[@tgdplays9070]

Nice seeing you the other day keep up the good work plus my flexibility is atrocious I need to improve on it a little🤣

[@theviper90x13]

I'm using a full body superset push pull legs program... I do this 3 times a week. I used to do athletics when I was younger but stopped doing flexibility exercises. I'm 27 now and kind of a beginner, but I wanna do the splits, handstands and basically be as flexible as I can be when my stuntacademy opens up (closed because of covid). Where do I start?

[@MariuszMostek]

thank u!

[@aavv1818]

Just starting.

[@ira-8888]

Is it also possible to press into the handstand when my upperbody is long compared to my legs?

[@OAmigodoTreino]

Hey Tom, thanks for the video! Can the support pike slides be done with the feet on low rings? I ask that because the floor where I live is not suited at all for sliding even wearing socks, making this drill extra hard.

[@millacabral9475]

Absolutely! Or with a ball of some sort, but then it's harder because of instability and with a ball it doesn't stay on your toes, so meh. You can definitely do it with your feet in rings, though get them very low and figure out how far your shoulders should be from them. I recommend using the straps instead of the hard part of the ring itself, it'll save you some ankle or foot bruising for sure.

[@caliyogatips9665]

Do i need to be able to do a full pancake to do the press?

[@DanielleDeutschTV]

What if I want to train more than 2/3x a week? In my head I'm thinking "use it or lose it" and I am working on coming up with a daily regimen I can do to progress towards this and transitioning to a professional visual artist which demands a lot of time sitting (eventually I hope to make the straddle sit my normal desk working position).

[@eLeMeNt4363]

Hey Tom! So my handstands are getting quite good now, in the sense that I can hold about 45 seconds without any support etc. But I have always scissor kicked up into it and to be honest never really tried to even "bend" into it. I can move my legs around and go into and out of headstand to handstand etc, but I literally cant touch my toes. Would this be a case off strength is there, but flexibility still needs to be worked on, or do you think a straddle press is achievable with bent knees, but ill just be using more strength?

[@cinammoned3874]

How long did u train for before getting a stable handstand

[@saashadabasha]

i dont get that part about the repetitons and the chart.. is it 25 reps in total with the option to split them up in sets?

[@mdwhite85]

What video is the basic beginners video for just a handstand ? I can’t seem to find it in the description

[@BodyweightWarrior]

my bad! All there now :)

[@Mikasoseetoomuch]

2:50 is when he does it you're welcome

[@pedropc5824]

Which move is harder for you? Handstand press or hanstand push ups?I mean, in number of reps.

[@crossborderz]

i find box presses harder than the standing press

[@atypical_blk_guy]

When he says it's a strength move so train it like one, for the love of God listen to him. I'm currently on the injured list because I was over training. I currently can't fully lock out my right arm.

[@JungseHandbalance]

Press handstand is a strength move... exactly

[@rakeshpanday8611]

I'm teatch

[@kriticalkonsciousness]

The requirements to press handstand means this ain't for beginners

[@onemistakeatatime9799]

In this video you are saying "This is a strength move", meanwhile in this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJfZnYiFlquMjck you say "it's a mobility move, not a strength one". I'm confused. Anyway this is one of the best tutorial I've seen and i hope to get it fast. Thanks Man!

[@pims2013]

Yeah its combined. What mobility is is just strength + flexibility.

[@Thejourneyofsasha]

When you don’t know how to balance a handstand*

[@parsiabolouki7685]

0 dislikes... nice

[@stream_of_unconciousness3690]

Someone has any idea on how to put this in a weekly program. I mean, 2 times/wk pancake flexibility + overhead flexibility 2 times/wk support pike slide + handstand trap raise 2 times/wk press negative + box presses I'm supposed to do pike slide and handstand trap raise the same day I do press negative and box presses?

[@stream_of_unconciousness3690]

I'm confused, I always get really good information from this channel, but i often struggle in putting that in practice. Would be useful in my opinion doing some example of weekly periodization when explaining these programs. Thanks for all, bye

[@o_oo_o1812]

if you could stop saying wole and start saying wall, i could stop imitating you every time you say wole

[@vibesx_sw]

I start with Tucked

[@ClydeSheppardJr]

Awesome advice brother!!!

[@JoeyBolducMovement]

Excellent information here, thank you once again. 🙏🏼