STOP Falling - KICK UP TO HANDSTAND

[@marciann24]

Love what you said about kicking up to the handstand your body allows for, and then tidy it up! I have been struggling to kick up to proper straight form, no wonder it's not working! I'm relaxing my expectations, it's better!

[@barbarajeanphillips6884]

Learning to fall - fear of falling is a barrier to everything you talk about here.

[@PaulTwyman]

Yes very common, this one covers the fear in more detail kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4DKk4qce7CCeK8si=l8UG65yOuU_MQ0cr

[@privateHandle731]

I went backwards for 6 months due to point 5. Thanks to you I am now ploughing back forward again. Getting holds of 5-10 sec every session now. THANK YOU!!!

[@PaulTwyman]

Great to hear! Enjoy the journey

[@aagoshchaudhary]

Easily one of the best HS coaches on the internet rn. I end up adding almost all your HS videos to my dedicated playlist for this skill. Any tips to remedy or work around forearm splints? Thanks Paul!

[@smartnothard2400]

Proper rest and proper recovery. Good amounts of healthy fats in your body along with fibres and these should be after protein! Splints are when we’re asking just a little to much from our bodies and our bodies are saying, we’ll do the work but it won’t be easy. It will be painful! No pain no gain!!! Right? WRONG!!! 😂😂😂😂 Warms ups are equally as important as cool downs if your hitting things hard and depending on your age. Otherwise you’re just over working your muscles. Fun fact: i never heard of forearm splints before!!! Especially in men!?! 🙈

[@Scythwolf]

Right now I can get into a stable position for about 10 second in one out of 7 tries. My shoulders are not fixed as they should be. Up to this video I solved it by having them above my fingertips and when kicking up I align everything. After this video I kick up after standing on my toes which makes the body less shakey. Thanks!

[@freeatheist4072]

Window of balance. Super thanks

[@PaulTwyman]

You’re welcome 😊

[@anthonycephas1154]

Great video. I have a friend who is having a hard time of overcommitting with her handstand. She’s using more legs to swing over compressing her shoulders.

[@PaulTwyman]

Yes it's very common. Hope this helps

[@IRGch]

Thanks for sharing it, very useful.

[@PaulTwyman]

Great to hear. Thank you

[@ssc685]

The best on handstand video over the last 5 years I've seen 🎉🎉❤

[@PaulTwyman]

Wow thank You!

[@apt-get]

Focal position is something that has been a big learning. In particular that my focal point needs to be in between my wrists if not a little further back, and that your focal point os a personal thing. It may be different to someone else’s.

[@PaulTwyman]

Yes 100% agree

[@smartnothard2400]

Biiiiiiig biiiiig factor.

[@georgeswo]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@natecoomer4421]

Thank you bro, been struggling with learning this and it's been really frustrating.

[@PaulTwyman]

Glad I could help

[@Chronoxidex]

Best tutorial for handstand all over KZbin hands down.

[@themidas2006]

very useful recap - thanks again 🙏

[@acoast84]

Really helpful tutorial, thank you!!

[@smartnothard2400]

42 seconds deep and paused it as a comment caught my eye. Going through liking everyone’s comments and trying to share my wisdom or dare I say help. Yo this video better be good after what everyone is saying. I still didn’t try the yoga block hack that lead me here 😂😂😂😂 ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@NaniMulya48]

Strong hands and core.

[@stephannaviavalencia8617]

Perfect, needed this video. Thank u Paul

[@PaulTwyman]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anzumanafridi331]

Thanks a lot.

[@PaulTwyman]

Thank You!

[@ppxyz]

Good stretch is crucial

[@fedorlubensky]

Спасибо!

[@gurolee0076]

Thanks for the advice, you have been a great help! 🙏

[@cameronwark4990]

best video ever

[@PaulTwyman]

Thank You!

[@LeonardoJimCFitnessAndWorkout]

Every time I have some problems with my Handstand journey progression i see your video , they really help me a lot , there is always something that I forgot or I do wrong and watching your tutorial help everytime ! I have a questione about underbalance, from the start (less than 1 year ago) until some weeks ago I always had a problem of losing balance from the "side of chest" ,recently i fallen down from the back , is possible that I try to force to much the shoulders opening ?

[@smartnothard2400]

Bro just go hit wall drills for a bit and video yourself. You should know by know what ‘stacking’ is. Check you’re stacking correctly and everything will make sense and should come together for you. Good luck ❤

[@Lukesrandoms]

Thank u for this video! Definitely covered the issues I’m having with the handstand, very helpful 🙏🙏💪🤙 I do have one question though, I’m still having a bit of trouble with pressing up into the handstand, I don’t think I have enough strength for it cus when I try getting up into the handstand I’m kipping a lot more than using my shoulders to press into it. Should I practice more wall handstands? It’s also kinda hard for me to do those balance drills, I can’t get off the wall and back, how can I increase strength in those areas?

[@smartnothard2400]

Bro I’d say pressing up into it would be after you’ve unlocked it properly properly and not just properly. lol. Definitely don’t understand your strength as it’s usually us guys that already have more than enough strength. Drills drills drills and practice. This guys videos are sick and contain all the hacks and drills and even science and whiteboard stuff which is great. He does however make everything look a million times (maybe 2 million times) easier but I think that’s because he maybe doesn’t emphasise how hard some of the drills and practice that is required is. Either way good luck to you ❤

[@Lukesrandoms]

@@smartnothard2400 thank u dog! 🤙🙏 so ur sayin I pretty much have to master the handstand 😂 I tend to be a little hasty when learning skills like this, and when I almost got it but can’t get to the next level 😂

[@smartnothard2400]

@@Lukesrandoms mostly practice… also, I meant don’t underestimate your strength not don’t understand your strength lol

[@Lukesrandoms]

@@smartnothard2400 lol ur good 👍😂 and will definitely be practicing 💪

[@rafaleitecorpomente]

Great 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@PaulTwyman]

Thank You!

[@joejo4549]

Great video, I can walk about ten seconds but fail at the kick ups most of the time

[@PaulTwyman]

Thank You! Consistent practice and it will come.

[@smartnothard2400]

Walking is more strength related. It’s a good start as it indicates you’re 100% strong enough and ready to learn the handstand hold. Start hitting your wall drills and form practice and also middle of room practice and you’ll be there in no time. ❤❤❤ Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. It won’t come by itself!

[@joejo4549]

@@smartnothard2400 Cheers, if I launch properly I can hold about 5-10 seconds, wrist injuries make me a bit on/off though

[@smartnothard2400]

@@joejo4549 5-10 seconds handstand is probably more than 98% of all KZbin viewers can do so you’re not doing bad at all!! Warms ups are the best way to avoid injury. The younger you are the less you actually need them however the difference between good and great is exactly that. Greatness achieves what goodness can’t. lol. Just made that up 😂 warm up without fail though.

[@joejo4549]

@@smartnothard2400 I have a feeling it's an old injury from martial arts making my wrists sensitive, but for now I'm prioritising the weights rather than body weight stuff (paid a PT mostly to see if he can fix any injury inducing habits i have) so I've been treating handstands as an extra. My real dream would be to return to martial arts 😉

[@Nothing_Left_To_Say]

When you are in the handstand, you got lordosis in your lumber spine, which means all the weight of you lower body balance with your upper body by pressing on the lumber spine as a lever, that can cause sharp pain in there, especially when I getting there through a bursting force like a kick which initially put much more stress on that part of the spine, how do you avoid that?

[@hamizbackup]

I dont have soft surface at home. I have big fear of heights and falling. How do i fix my fear of pushing. I am mentally not able to do full push to get in hand stand position. I got the strength to do

[@PaulTwyman]

Try this video to help kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4DKk4qce7CCeK8si=R9Can_yXK7PuSpkj

[@hamizbackup]

@@PaulTwyman Sure. Thanks for the suggestion I couldn't find that video

[@candysmithdocs]

How do you drill overbalancing? Are you just pushing leg to the wall to return the balance or what muscles to use?

[@PaulTwyman]

Back to wall, squeeze legs together, push tall and fingers into the floor. This video explains in detail kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXPTfGNoodmaqKM

[@oscararguello9616]

Great video! My problem is small window of balance. More than 2 years practicing it and I can hold for more than 5 seconds 1 of 5 tries 😢

[@smartnothard2400]

I challenge you to 30 days of press ups and pulls ups and I bet things will change for the best for you!!! Find the max amount of reps you can do and I challenge you to do half of that number daily for 30-60 days and you will be saying hello handstands!! ❤❤❤ Good luck And if you’re strong enough already (be real with yourself) start to understand, practice does not make perfect unfortunately. Perfect practice makes perfect!

[@alacry5679]

@@smartnothard2400 well, I have 60% bw on dips, but still cannot hold strict HS for 3 months already. You can’t practice everyday, because there are also legs and pull-ups days + rest. It’s a long journey

[@smartnothard2400]

@@alacry5679 ok champ. Sounds like you have it under control after all!

[@smartnothard2400]

@@alacry5679 I probably should have added, I have been training hand balancing since may (two full months roughly) this year for 20-30 minutes every day without fail and I am at 5-10 seconds nearly every kick up. I hope this helps confirm that perfect practice makes perfect and not just practice.

[@Nothing_Left_To_Say]

‏‪5:19‬‏ I don't understand the difference between kick towards the wall and and kick upwards, in both cases you kick to the same direction. That isn't so clear from the video. And another thing, many time when I kick, although my hands are locked and steady, I feel like there is energy that goes to left or right that threatening to make me collapse, altough I'm not aiming to any lateral direction, sometimes I fall and sometimes I just abort because I sense it and fear to fall. Did you address it? I didn't noticed you did.

[@smartnothard2400]

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Kicking up is very different to kicking to the wall! Go back to basics and you’ll have it in no time! Good luck ❤

[@zsngaming8150]

What abt arm position? Should it be straight or bent at the start??

[@smartnothard2400]

Aim for locked out and elbows facing each other. If you’re super strong it won’t matter as much but your form will be off.

[@jan117]

Besides your handstand exercises do you do any other exercises.? I ask this because you upper arms looking very strong. Is that only the result of doing handstands all the time or some other exercises too.??

[@PaulTwyman]

I have been doing only handstands and calisthenics strength for the last 11 years. Normal weight training before that. The Ring strength in my calisthenics training is great for building/maintaining arm size.