handstand and flat tucked planche form check

hi!

it would be really helpfull if someone would comment on my form for these two moves. dont really know anyone who is competent in this kind of stuff and i have never been couched in gymnastics. i try to watch my form, but you know how blind one can be, when watching yourself. i know though, that my form is far from perfect, i just need som help in figuring ot what i can do better.

a link to the videos can be found under this text. i squeezed in a tucked planche to handstand just for fun, but i kind of lost my balance for a moment there:P

this is not max holds, just to make that clear.

thank you!

Private vids :-(

Christian said:

Private vids :-(

thank for correcting that.. ment to make them unlistet and now they should be able to watch:)

HS you need more shoulder flexibility, you are quite closed. Flat tuck you might consider having fingers not backwards (depending on your level of brachialis conditioning) I always find it hard to judge protraction in the flat tuck so i'll let somebody else judge that. How's you normal tuck?

thank you christian. i agree on the closed shoulders.. currently working on my mobilty doing weighted dislocations.. what do you think would be best, standing og lying dislocations? or maybe you have some other ideas?

as for the tucked planche, you can be the judge. here is a video;

I would say the tuck planche looks solid.

Dislocates are not the best exercises for solving your shoulder problems. You need to open them similar to how holding a bridge would feel. H1 is golden for this and I would strongly recommend you get it.

Christian said:

I would say the tuck planche looks solid.

Dislocates are not the best exercises for solving your shoulder problems. You need to open them similar to how holding a bridge would feel. H1 is golden for this and I would strongly recommend you get it.

thanks!

so i better start working on my bridge then.. i think it may be quite terrible.. have to work on the flexibility in my whole body, as i am not fexible at all.. i started a few months ago, so starting to see progress. I am going to buy the handstand series and foundation.. just have to save up som cash!

Yeah, get F and H series. It will save you alot of hassle. Just remember to start from the beginning, don't assume you can do the "easy" stuff and mobility is king.

For instance now, you shouldnt jump straight into bridge training, you are too stiff to benefit. The front lever mobility in F has the progressions for this.

i will of course try and see if i can master each step to see where im at.. but i guess i will get stuck in the mobility part.. arrghh!! should have been better at that part when i started:P

In an advanced tuck planche, your legs should be opened to a 90 degree angle.

Cody said:

In an advanced tuck planche, your legs should be opened to a 90 degree angle.

why, is that a rule? i never said it was advanced either. its a flat tuck(because my back is flat), i agree opening the legs 90 deg or more is more difficult, but its stil a flat tucked isnt it?. the way i see it, opening the legs more will be my next progression. have to do it step by step.

The tuck planche looks alright, but you could definitely use more protraction. I know it is harder to protract with your hands backwards, but it is a must have.

Yaad Mohammad said:

The tuck planche looks alright, but you could definitely use more protraction. I know it is harder to protract with your hands backwards, but it is a must have.

i agree!! thank you for pointing it out. I especially agree for the flat tuck. allways working on my protraction though... still doing leans with extra focus on protraction(with hands forwards and to the sides for mobility as well). i am currently working on my wrist mobility to be able to do the planche progressions with hands forwards, and im really starting to get there. i have been struggeling a lot with splints in forearm, so i have to be carefull with hands 45 deg. but the mobility training and stretching has helped alot and i am currently pain free:) by the way, hands backwards is actually working for me. allot of people seem to be concerned about the stress it causes the elbows, but i never felt any pain. this is probably becuse i slowly got used to doing it this way and when i trained towards the full BL i always had palms facing downwards(still do), which seems like the same kind of stress.

another question; is doing planche on first knuckles considered cheating? i just realized that this is way easier, and i can hold a bad form straddle in this position. way easier to protract as well...

sondre berg said:

i agree!! thank you for pointing it out. I especially agree for the flat tuck. allways working on my protraction though... still doing leans with extra focus on protraction(with hands forwards and to the sides for mobility as well). i am currently working on my wrist mobility to be able to do the planche progressions with hands forwards, and im really starting to get there. i have been struggeling a lot with splints in forearm, so i have to be carefull with hands 45 deg. but the mobility training and stretching has helped alot and i am currently pain free:) by the way, hands backwards is actually working for me. allot of people seem to be concerned about the stress it causes the elbows, but i never felt any pain. this is probably becuse i slowly got used to doing it this way and when i trained towards the full BL i always had palms facing downwards(still do), which seems like the same kind of stress.

 

another question; is doing planche on first knuckles considered cheating? i just realized that this is way easier, and i can hold a bad form straddle in this position. way easier to protract as well...

It isn't cheating, any hand position is acceptable.