How to Train Press Handstand - A Simple Guide

[@themuscleupguy]

I almost had it, then I quit training everything. I just started again 💪 I'm so far from it now, but it's still one of my goals.

[@wincentkuma]

A good comprehensive video on the handstand. I agree with the pyramid of accents. Flexibility comes first. Then balance and strength throughout the entire range. Then the nuances.

[@romaindasilvagomes1391]

Thank you Paul, very instructive and motivational Shoutout from France 🇫🇷

[@Purvisvarietyoflife]

Tks for a detailed outline of the process Paul

[@OldManRocknRoll]

Very helpful video. Thanks a lot for your work

[@seantaylor8162]

Thanks Paul! Much appreciated 😊

[@manwell7506]

Great editing and good doggo

[@nicktsotu5493]

Thanks, Paul!

[@tomalol9772]

Hey Paul, do you offer a trial period for your app?

[@aratosees]

I gotta say, your mute brother is really skilled!

[@PaulTwyman]

Yes he is 😂

[@MultiSweetbox]

No matter what I do, I can not lift my feet up. I have great mobility and in my pancake Position I'm almost on the floor with my upper Body. When I'm trying to do the press handstand my hips are in line with my wrists and I try to push my shoulder forward (like doing planche) it looks like almost doing a press handstand, but at the point where my feet should lift up, they just don't. I try it with assistant: I put my Legs on something high to create 90 degree in my Hips. I'm doing handstand, and my feet are on a Box or something, and my Hips are in a 90° Position. Then I'm leaning forward. Still can't lift my feet up. What am I doing wrong? (Sorry for my english, I'm from germany)

[@MarincaGheorghe]

Have you tried at the wall (face to wall) regressions where you lower your legs from the top (negatives) while leaning your shoulders forward. This will straighten your straight arm strength. That is missing many times.

[@MultiSweetbox]

@@MarincaGheorghe yes I've tried that. I can not lower my legs, this is to hard for me. I can not even pushing my body against the wall in handstand, face to wall, legs and butt against the wall (Pike position), legs are liftet from the floor. Just holding this position is already challeging for me. I also got an injured wrist, so I can only do handstand on parallettes, this is also more challeging for me, than doing handstand on the floor. Thank you for your comment. I know now what I need to train more. 🙌🏻

[@Busyfigureskating]

@@MultiSweetboxI have a wrist that feels pain a lot of times if I’m not careful, too. Have been trying the press to handstand for 1-2 years on and off. It wasn’t til just a week ago I accomplished a *forearm headstand/supported headstand* that I could accomplish a version of the press to handstand movement at all! It’s easier in this position because it’s reducing the height that my lower body has to work to get on top of myself due to going down into the forearms instead of hands (plus it’s a break for my wrists). Just saying all this in case you want to try it out! It’s given me the confidence that I *can* work up to a “real” press to handstand!

[@Busyfigureskating]

Also, I forgot to add that I do it with my back facing the wall for support in case I need it. I think about hollowing out my back and pushing it almost into the wall. Hips well past my head. Then you have to focus on really compressing your glutes/abs/ entire core to lift up. I had to take video of myself to see what was going wrong and I realized I wasn’t pushing my hips over my head nearly enough! So video yourself if you haven’t because it a useful tool. 😊

[@MultiSweetbox]

@@Busyfigureskating thank you for your comment. I can do the headstand too, that is to easy for me. What also is easy, doing negativ press handstand on the wall (back to wall). I can also do a handstand on my forarmes, but not press Handstand on forarmes. That is to difficult for me. I think the missing strength of my shoulders may be the problem here, because there are a lot of progressions that I can do, as long as shoulder strength is not involved. And yes, I am video myself too to see whats going wrong.

[@fedorlubensky]

Oh, it's complicated)))

[@ayushsapkota6252]

❤❤

[@peterstorm_gaming]

I can touch the floor with flat hands, in line with my feet, and I can hold a tuck planche for 10 seconds, but I cannot for the life of me do a straddle press - i can't get the feet of the ground :D

[@MatthewRumble]

Same I'm not that flexible. I can even do an advanced tuck for 8 seconds and do a press handstand with bent arms but I can't with them straight

[@sybren30]

Try to do negatives, slower and slower. You will get there!

[@demonking1779]

Dude same, I am literally the same lvl as u, tuck planche for 12 secs, legs closed and fully straight and palms touching the floor but my feet always feel so heavy, idk what the hell I am doing wrong

[@stickpuppyslife]

You need to do alot of compression work (seated with your legs straight, placing your hands near your knees, then raising the legs up and down) - you won't be able to lift them very high, but this drill is very important to condition your legs for the press handstand, I'm talking like 15 reps each leg x 3 sets. Do this 3 times a week. Plus you should have AT LEAST a 10 second L sit from the floor (not using parallets). Then from there build up to a 20 second then 30 second hold. Lastly you will need to be able to touch your chest to the floor in a straddle pancake stretch. If you cannot do any of these things then work towards them and you will then be strong enough in that end range to lift your feet off the ground in a press.

[@peterstorm_gaming]

@@stickpuppyslife Awesome, thanks for the tips! I do leg raises around 3 days a week already yeah, but need to work on the other parts. Thank you :)