Andrew Browne Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'm stuck at 1 minute on the wall handstand. I want to increase it enough that I can do handstand wall runs (without putting my hands too far away from the wall). When I do sets of half my record hold, I get exhausted if I try to do more than 3 sets (30 seconds on, 30 seconds off) - but I don't think 3 sets is enough. What has worked for you all in increasing your handstand endurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffdrc Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 i'm curious the best way to increase endurance as well... i'm stuck at 1 minute freestanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'd go with longer rest periods. Try 1m rest periods. 30-30 is almost metconnish. 30-45 can be doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ido Portal Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Blairbob is in the right direction. When starting out, it is ok to go as high as 1:4 work to rest ratio, later on, something as little as 1:1.5 or even 1:1 or less is possible, while keeping quality high, of course.It is a good advice to aquire enough volume before you improve density of training. I will post something about this kind of periodization soon on the training forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymrob Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Astronominoff,I also have difficulty with the extended periods of time in wall handstands. Let us know how you get on with new methods you try. Ido,I really look forward to your periodization approach you are writing up. I am currently doing a steady state cycle and will continue (it is working great) but the only problem I feel I personally have regarding my performance is not being able to handle large volumes. I feel I respond well to high intensity but struggle with high volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 thanks, Ido. I will think about this when training the gymnasts. A lot of this was trial and error before Coach S started posting the 30-45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Laing Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 thanks, Ido. I will think about this when training the gymnasts. A lot of this was trial and error before Coach S started posting the 30-45.The 30-45 actually came from a post ido made in response to a question i asked about handstands, not to steal coaches thunder, but i think its good to give credit where credit is due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I do remember seeing the 30-45 from Ido now, but I was remembering it during a ring HS GB WOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwarrior Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 i can hold a freestanding one for over 3 minutes, but i guess holding it for a longer time doesn't do much good.i'm just stuck with the normal handstand, some pushups and etc, but i can't really do (know) variations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmcron Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Some ideas:straddlescissortuckpikeand of course transitions from each variation the the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwarrior Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 yeah, i know some of them: i found the straddle much easier, but the the tuck much harder than the normaldoes the pike mean that your legs are parallel to the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmcron Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I don't know if it's the official term for it, but I meant legs parallel to the ground, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Piked HS is tough just like Tuck because of how the weight is displaced. Straddle and split are different in those respects. A 3m free HS is good stuff. Gains will be slow by that point of your training. Possibly start working towards a one arm HS. Well, pushups, presses, walking through obstacles or balancing on beams or weird places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwarrior Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 thx, guess i gotta boost up my handstands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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