Realistic time it takes to Press to Handstand

Here is my [Press to Handstand] progression! Hope this helps anyone who's learning the movement 🙂
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[@gotenderveersingh9277]

Bro first time anyone has given a realistic time frame. Otherwise people just say learn handstand in 5 mins . And not able to do it even after being in decent shape it's frustrating. Thanks bro

[@klemenkovacic9109]

if you want to speed up progress, find someone who's already done it, it will help you dramatically you know how they say instead of wasting 5 years learning a skill on your own blindly, follow a book and you will have it down in less than a year

[@Benedetta619]

Bro finally i find a right man, your progress from Day 1 till 700+ is seems realistic and for people with zero training and non flexible body like me can train too, so motivated 💪🏻 🔥

[@colinbell1528]

I’m 51 been working on calisthenics for the last two years. Watched a lot of videos but this is the most realistic progression video on handstand that I’ve seen now I can truly progress with my handstand. Thank you very much

[@lucasterable]

Kudos for sincerity.

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thank you thank you 😊

[@nevinkgeorge]

Congratulations! You have to keep this realistic time scale stuff coming for other things. Thankyou.

[@Milnjed]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was so frustrated by all that folks commenting on handstand videos: YES, I'VE JUST DONE IT AFTER FIRST/SECOND TRY, meanwhile I was rubbing my back trying to ease pain from falling over and over!

[@JohnYuFitness]

Thank you for the honest estimate. I sometimes lose perspective on how long these difficult skills take.

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Thank you for the comment!

[@anaispinon]

Amazing dedication! Thanks for promoting patience and perseverance, we need it nowadays🙏🏼

[@Grottosays]

Thanks! Way to go!

[@Hustrulill]

Totally love this. Thank you ❤

[@yann5524]

Thank you so much for this video!!

[@Miss-Willis]

This was an amazing video! thank you so much!

[@VudrokWolf]

Amazing content thank you 🙏

[@DanielBro42]

This is the greatest short story about self discipline and consistency i have ever seen respect brother, i would usually tell you to "keep going" but it seems you will anyways! thank you for this dose of realistic shit

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thank you for the kind words!

[@vatoloco_swe1992]

Bro, excellent video! Please make more!

[@Thesharingblossom]

Love this video!!!! Amazing journey ❤❤

[@leoziegert8534]

This video was so well made. I really enjoyed watching it and also learned a lot! Thank you so much!

[@Mandy-georgia]

Recommended video and I love it! So important to highlight the dedication and patience it takes to gain skills!

[@HawtStyle3000]

Great work! This is inspiring to see the time line.

[@mrsbootsworkouts]

Thank you for encouragement! I have given up many times on getting to the handstand, but I will keep trying!

[@dankay4351]

I really appreciate you give a realistic time for the process.

[@jazz0_0z]

Nice! I may have progressed to your version before starting this journey. Now I know all I need to improve. Thank you! :)!

[@christianngo1907]

Congrats man! Truly great content.

[@Dailyclipsi]

I feel like i can do it too now. Thanks for the motivation!!

[@thefife4847]

Did this video was really incredible and inspiring! I’ve been a little bit discouraged with my handstand recently because it’s been taking me so long, but this video really helped me put into perspective the amount of time it will truly take!

[@ollililjestrom]

Super nice! Thanks for sharing your journey - it reached me all the way in Finland and inspired me to get off the couch and do some movement instead 🙏🏻🤸🏽

[@adsfsd1]

Thank you for a realistic video about learning a skill

[@zinvor123]

What a great video! I always wanted to learn the handstand but always had other priorities. This made me want to try again!

[@doloressh3450]

Thank you very much !!! It helps me, to move on with the handstand training 🥰

[@ArikCard]

Well done sir! 💚🙏

[@twirlightfairy]

Thankyou so much. It's so important to do it with form and getting your body slowly adjusting to different movements and getting your muscles prepared. Thanks for the realistic positive approach

[@PoliticsRiver]

You did a great job. It has been 2 years, I still can't hold a handstand for 10 secs.

[@jassgamer4932]

Bro listen if you want to increase time then do 100 pike pushup 10rep in one set and try handstand wall pushup negative

[@alexlfv8964]

Sometimes i can't hold my handstand more than 5/6s and sometimes i do it for 20s+ .. And I don't know why... But practice when you have free time, hold with a wall 30s, several times, you can do pushups or you can also lay down, stomach on the floor, hands up like you're doing a handstand but on the ground, engage your muscles and tuck in your navel, it will make your brain understand the position

[@jassgamer4932]

@@alexlfv8964 bro muje lagta ha apne sirf handstand ka leya hand train Keya ha app na back ko bhi train Karo or handstand postion proper ho jab app hand neeche touch Karo toh fingers touch ho and full handstand touch kabhi Aisa hota ha ki hand ka center part touch nhi hota okay

[@mnj5408]

incredible journey bro! way to get there!

[@pseabrook]

Great video!

[@covingtoncreek]

Liked and subscribed. Your progress is faster than me, but I'm 53 and don't train handstand every day. I'm just stubborn and keep chipping away at it. Now you can do straddle to handstand. If I can ever get that I will really feel super. :) Such a beautiful powerful move.

[@philippd8844]

Congrats man, great perseverance!

[@MarcosDemian]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with a realistic time frame so that others don't feel discouraged on each step back. For example, I'm still working on getting the handstand and I found this video really helpful

[@thorstenkoch194]

Patience and perseverance 🎉

[@Mambafpv]

great dedication mate well done!!! i press everyday with out fail. love it

[@thebboyheartbreaker]

Good work! Flexibility is so key. With more flexibility you need less strength and vice versa. I had never tried press handstands before and one day I just got it because I had drilled my flexibility, compression strength, and regular handstands so hard for months and months previously.

[@klemenkovacic9109]

Thanks for sharing, it's amzing what with time and dediction you can achieve, pretty awesome, good job dude!!!

[@TheMariusz700]

Amazing video!! Learning the press in 2 years is very fast! Congratulations :)

[@Xsuperkraft]

Thanks so much for this video. This is very motivating. I started yesterday with no prior knowledge - it will probably take me 1000 days. To see your consistent journey is very inspiring and gives me a realistic time frame. ( I hopefully will reply in about 2-3 years again )

[@chaohsiang2542]

Amazing achievement!! 😁 Great insight too, congrats bro 👏

[@timursultanov4564]

Brooo!!! Great vid,narration,and pretty much everythink else!!! ❤❤❤ epic it does take 2 yrs though :D...really looking forward to watching more videos from u :)

[@movinvince]

These are the realistic videos about Handstands! I am doing HS since summer 2020 and yes now there is a good 1 min + hs a straddle a Tuck and a press to Handstands, even doing reps now. But ot takes time and thats nice , the results speak for it self! Sooo great one, keep it up😊

[@tulkasastaldo4114]

At first I thought 781 days for the press alone was a bit much but then I realized you took into account the time it took to get the handstand. With that in mind, my timeframe for learning the press was roughly similar, although it broke down more along the lines of ca. 700 days of handstand basics training (up til I got a 2 min endurance hold) + basic strengthening exercises (dips, bench, overhead press etc) and then like 2 months of actual press training using the wall.

[@brainsnbrawn]

What tips would you suggest for handstand? Please help

[@stb7479]

​@@brainsnbrawnjust search for tips on youtube and note the ones you think are important. I just got my first 9 sec after 4 days of a lot of training. I use wall just to catch me, because I didnt learn how to fall yet. An important thing is shoulder strength and you are stable with your wrists

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Thanks for sharing your journey! Yes, I think I'm on the slower side of spectrum when it comes to learning a movement.

[@orlandop4sun]

Great job 👏 😅🎉❤

[@tommy_jay]

Thank you for this upload. The same thing also happened to me day 1, lol

[@justagerman140]

That's a truly great video, sub earned!

[@realengineeringknowledge]

best sir thanks

[@omenapproaching1697]

I have a PE class where part of my grade comes from doing a handstand, so this gave me a pretty good idea of what it’ll look like to get there. It seems hard, but you definitely did something awesome. 👏

[@thisisnotachannel1234]

Best video about press to handstand so far. Ive been on the press to handstand journey myself for wuite a while (althogh with 2-3 year of pandemic break) but I have never been consistent enough with the practice to get over the “jump to handstand” part. But after watching this I know whats missing for me to get to the press and seems more reaistic that I can achieve it (with more consitent trainig). Grabbing my gym clothes!

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thanks for the comment!! Yeaaaa, I think it all comes down to right strategies with consistent effort. You got this!

[@frltz1865]

Im really happy youtube recommended me this really cool story

[@HSIves1]

Really great video. Started my press to handstand two months ago. This was very helpful🙏💕

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

You got this!

[@lelapinblanc3323]

excellente video

[@leahwilton785]

I don't know how I ended up here buy I love this! As a professional athlete (contemporary dancer) nothing bothers me more than seeing internet content like "5 hacks to gain flexibility FAST". There is no hack. It takes hard work, and lots and lots of time. Thanks for your honesty in sharing

[@jafyl2705]

Great video man! You're super authentic for showing the real amount of time it takes for 99 % of us. I'm currently rehabbing my partial ACL tear (5months in) and it took so much discipline and work day after day just to get to walking and squatting with my bodyweight. I've probably still got 7-9 months to go till I can sprint, jump and do anything I want painlessly. These things simply take time, because our central nervous system, our ligaments, connective tissue and muscles NEED time to adapt. Comparable to a baby that could only lie on the ground after birth.

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thanks for commenting and sharing! For sure, some things are just better when done slowly with lots of time. Hope your ACL heals back quickly - sending thoughts.

[@zenks5883]

Incredible, would love to hear more about your mobility excercise, its something i have no clue how to do but really want to

[@dudleydooright]

The pancake should be your best friend if you're wanting to learn this. Hip flexor mobility in all the right places for the press to handstand.

[@chocopato]

that is fucking incredible

[@shloksharma3105]

thanks for the realistic timeline ,these videos made me feel i was not good enough

[@the_l0st317]

3:37 love the edits :)

[@valeriemontpetit9137]

I love your voice. xx

[@queenofdreaming1993]

This was the video I needed! So helpful! I've been struggling with this movement for a year and had a setback due to injury (not related to training). Would you share more of the kind of workouts you did to achieve flexibility and strength?

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Will do! Stay tuned. While waiting, do lots of weighted stretching!

[@sampathekanayaka3387]

SUPER BRO ❤

[@thirumalamanohar732]

U inspired me

[@TheRock-xj7hs]

Thanks, retired dedicated and want to achieve this skill. Thanks for being a real human and going through all the phases of becoming able to do something great. I’ll keep you updated. 69 years old, very active, with a body that’s tighter than bark on a tree. I’ll stay tuned.

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Hope your journey is going strong!! Thanks for the kind comment

[@thomasgoldberg3739]

Congrats for your results and willpower for keeping grinding for it! Just a little clarification, compression strenght is not how much you can stress your shoulders but a type of ab/hip flexion strenght, when you can compress your straight legs with your upper body. It's basically what you feel at holding a V / L sit. What you needed for the press is actually the opposite, back strenght on the posterior line, since your shoulders were pretty strong enough right from the start. But really nice work anyway!

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

this is the kind of feedback that I've been looking for!! thanks for the valuable comment - Yes, I came to realize hip-flexion is another area that I need to work on recently and have been dedicating more time for it. Wish I knew this earlier 🤪

[@thomasgoldberg3739]

@@AboutWellnessKevin I believe with this and your middle split, you can learn the stalder press next! You'll reach that too! Also it's a killer hip flexion/compression exercise! :D

[@mtbmax21]

Wild!!!

[@realcolormusic]

Watching tons of crap videos about this topic I have to say you are the only one which shows it for a beginner. You deserve way more views and likes.

[@Jsdos4]

Day 33’s fall had me so tense my muscle spasmed really painfully😭😭 you almost broke your neck

[@markvonderhunt]

THANK YOU, great video ! takes years to perfect this movement not 30 days like in these other videos!!!

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thank YOU for the comment! for sure, everyone will have different time frames.

[@kanatmirza8034]

Wooow really super 👍🤭👍 CONGRAT 💥💥💥💥💥

[@ykijhun1]

I just pass my 365th day of training and kind of feeling down why I can't hold it without wall assistance. This makes me hopeful and motivated to get through it! I think I'm halfway there considering last year I cannot even raise my legs upside down, nor can reach my toes.

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

nice! just keep doing what you are dong and focus on persisting through slow progress!! From what I've seen, even advanced handstanders continue to practice on a wall. So keep it going!

[@stb7479]

I just got my first 9 second normal handstand hold after 4 days. Im very inconsistent, but the progress is fast!! On day 1 I didnt even have the courage to do a handstand against the wall😂

[@anhthy127]

I’m starting my handstand journey just now. I take a handstand class one day every week and the rest of the time just self-teaching. I’m so so glad I came across your video because not only do I know what I should practice first to gain flexibility/ strength/ mobility,… but I’m also enlightened in how to do a handstand properly. I have only one question for you: Did you practice every single day during those years?

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thanks for commenting and sharing! To your question, No,! it was total duration of time, not total training days!

[@dudleydooright]

This was cool to see because I started my journey on 1/1/24 and sometimes, I find myself wondering if I'll ever hit that 10 second mark (kind of my first milestone as well). On my 4th month and definitely feel I've progressed a lot (mainly just being upside down is easy for me where I felt like my face would explode that first month) but can be easy to get discouraged if you let yourself. I gave myself 2 years and now I see, it might even be a bit longer.. but it's ok! I too, started with the goal of press to handstand (and not just handstand). I train 6 days a week and an hour of that is flexibility/stretching. I've already gone from not being able to touch my elbows on the floor, in the pancake, to having my nose on the floor for a full minute (or longer if I really want).. so been very excited about my flexibility progress! The handstand part of my workout is about 30 minutes and I'm up to about 10 sets a session now (started w/ maybe 3 or 4 and felt like I just couldn't do anymore) and most of those are just wall holds, practicing time under tension.. with slow kick offs (back and forth on/off the wall - both facing and back to wall). So I know I'll get there and just wanted to say thanks! It's nice to see someone starting where I did and get to the place you are. When I can get to where you are, mission accomplished! Super motivating video here! I'm in my mid-fifties, too.. so it's been nice to finally walk completely away from the weights and just train pull/push body exercises (got the muscle up for the first time last year and up to 8 of those now). Keep it up, brother!

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thanks for sharing your story - be kind to yourself and keep going!! :)

[@AlecKaranikolas]

Amazing! How much variability in both handstand time and HSPU ability do you experience? When does the variability lessen?

[@Destruu501]

i am so glad i came across this video you are amazing for this masterpiece. i am just really curious what you are eating i find neutrition verry confusing and hard to understand. so far in my journey i was doing mostly reps on the compound movements like push ups ( ALOOOOOT OF THEM), Dips and pull ups. and i recently met some people that could do skills like handstand and muscle ups and got inspired to learn them but didnt know where to start and i think handstand and L sit are gona help me alot in my jouney. this video Defindetly helped i dont see results yet but i am verry confident i will learn the handstand and the muslce up !

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thanks for the comment :) if you have experience in compound movements and general strength work, you'll probably unlock this skill very quickly (fingers crossed)

[@stepaukob]

I've been working on kick up to handstand for over a year and I can only barely balance a 5 second handstand. Oh well, I'll keep trying.

[@woodworker489]

Yeah i did cross fit a few years ago for a bit and people would say how'd you get so good at handstand walking... Well it took me about 7 years of practicing but fortunately i did it as a 12 year old in gymnastics when it was all a game

[@iwanturasenganmaselv4456]

Amazing progress! Were you doing resistance training during those 700 days? And what was your diet?

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Thank you! Yes, I was training for cleans, weight-training, running and etc (whole package!) My diet is relatively on the cleaner side with no soda, alcohol, and just trying to eat most things unprocessed!

[@aussieWS]

I probably hit the press randomly and sporadically on day 200 or so… but on day 500 I’m still cleaning it up, and making it more consistent. What a nightmare of a skill to pursue. What happened to me was my shoulder strength was much higher a year ago than today… I gradually lost strength and gained flexibility so my overall ability stayed stagnant. Finally I am gaining flexibility AND strength (back). Anyways… Congrats on your achievement, bro.

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

thanks for sharing your journey as well! Yes, PressHandstand is such a hard movement to master 🤪

[@user-mv5kh7sp7j]

Nice gyat

[@Mambafpv]

i did it in 20 days. i was amazed

[@Shagidelic]

Well incorporating flexibility routines and core strenght from the outset would have shorten this period by a lot. I would hazard a guess at 1 year at most.

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Thanks for the feedback!! Yes, IF I were to do it again WITH the knowledge I've learned from that 781 days. Again, I don't think there is "right" amount of time it should take - all depends on your lifestyle, amount of time, and various other variables!!

[@drjowjow]

What stretches did u do to improve hip and trunk flexibility, eg to be able to touch the floor with your hands?

[@adam9849]

Can you provide a breakdown of typical training days (exercises, time spent, etc.) for flexibility and compression stages? Also, is this daily training?

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Yes! Can't guarantee when, but im working on it!

[@viliuskaminskas8946]

The younger you are the faster you progress

[@deboraha6696]

Great video! Was this 780 consistent days?

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

it was 780 training days, not consecutive calendar days :) I took many breaks in between!

[@rme1383]

How did you give strength to your core? What were your exercises

[@z.a.4801]

Did you eventually learn how to roll out of a handstand? It's very easy but also very useful, just tuck in your head and touch the ground with your shoulderblades and roll. You can even do it with straight arms.

[@Michaelas10sk8]

Tbh, a big reason is it took you so long was the break you took for middle splits training, which isn't necessary for standing press. I mean it's somewhat helpful if you can do it well in the air, but even if you can do it on the floor it's no guarantee you can do it actively in the air. On the other hand, PANCAKE is far more helpful since it allows you to compress your hips to your torso, which have a lot more mass than your legs, therby bring your center of mass a lot closer to your hands. It's the latter that would have saved you time, along with training pressing strength. Bottom line - train pancake for press, not middle splits (those are more useful for learning the straddle OAHS later on).

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

I agree! looking back, many practices during my progression seems inaccurate or unnecessary. But while doing it, I had no clue. I figured out optimal training routine and practices only by entering a try & error. And thats what I wanted to share, it takes try/error, time, and mistakes :) Thanks for your kind input though - I 100% agree with you on the importance of pancake for Press!

[@Michaelas10sk8]

@@AboutWellnessKevin I don't really agree.. I learned this piece of information and most of what I know by watching lots of freely-available KZbin videos. For instance, Sondre Berg and Tom Merrick both talk about the specific flexibility needed. Then for people with money, there are some incredible quality programs out there like Handstand Factory that go into even more detail. Trial & error always plays a role yes, but it shouldn't be the only way to progress imo..

[@UnevenChroniclesofBalancing]

Great vid and dedication. What drills did you do for compression? Seems like I'm stuck there. Thx.

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Hopefully i'll make a video about that soon. But for now, doing lots of L-sit, eccentric press with back agains the wall, reverse crunch, leg lifts helped me to understand the feeling of compressing.

[@sabonacio]

Up, mister.

[@thierryvaillant8271]

Je pensais être une buse à pas y arriver mais c est bon tu m as rassuré

[@EIBRAHIMAli.T]

hey man show us your flexibility training and howd you program it 😅😅

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Coming soon! But for now, while waiting, focus on 1) expanding range - static holds, 2) strengthening range - weighted movements/stretching. Hope this helps!

[@DavidEvansYT]

damn bro, there goes my 2 week plan lmao

[@tab.x1173]

did you learn the handstand everyday or did you take breaks in between and learned it every 2 days?

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

781 was total duration of time, not number of days I've trained. So no, I didn't necessarily train every day!

[@Scott-vd2le]

Do you have other goals at the same time? I still can not do a free handstand, maybe too many goals

[@AboutWellnessKevin]

Yes, I was working to unlock splits, clean, and running lots. If you want to unlock handstand, dedicating more time and energy solely for handstand might be helpful? best of luck!!