animalhands Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 hi alli am pretty new to this type of body conditioning. i teach yoga and rock climb a lot so i feel i am fit. in the past year i have become increasingly interested in handstands and planches. finding this site has really fired me up but i have a few questions..i am 30 years old, 170 lbs at 6'1, very lean. how realistic is it for me to work towards a planche? i live in a very small town, i am the only yoga teacher and i know of no one else with gymnastic experience. will a home practice be enough?my workout equipment is a swiss ball, a 10 lb medicine ball and parallettes, do i need anyhting else?i would like to be able to hold a handstand for 1 minute in a year and hold a planche in 2. am i just dreaming?thanksah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razz Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I would say it's definately realistic, even though i haven't got the planche YET i feel that it should be attainable in 2 years or less if you work hard and its your main goal. Handstand one minute can be done in much less than a year. For equipment if those 2 are your only goals you dont need anything else... a pullup bar or rings would help though so you can focus on some pulling and not only pressing, but if you do rock climbing I guess you are already strong in pulling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalhands Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 good to hear, thanks man. i am thinking i should focus on Coach Sommers' planche progression for the main goal. thanks a lot any other tips will be greatly appreciated.ah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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