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Started by Hayden Whealing, June 7, 2009 · 6 Replies · 518 Views
Im going to start posting my achievements here, not every workout, just if some achieve something new.
current static holds:
tuck planche with fingers forward, 10 second
frogstand with finger pointing backward, 20 seconds
advance tuck front lever 30 second
advance tuck back lever 10 seconds
L seat 20 seconds
freestanding handstand 40 seconds
middle split hold 10 seconds
Tumbling tricks
front flip
sketchy back flip
back walkover
after practising wrist push ups for a few weeks. last night I did a couple in a row on my knees with out any piking of my hips and and my shoulders directly over my hands. 
not a huge improvement but i'm happy about it.
today I also did my first chest roll to headstand ( part of the 5th progression for bowers). real fun move and good for your shoulders 
the increase in strength that made me able to do this was probably due to me concentrating on free standing HesPU the week before.
Yesterday I did quite a few press to handstands from a frogstand and one from a bent arm tuck planche for the first time :!:
Been training to try these for ages so it good to have them down
2 days ago I managed to successfully L seat walk for the first time. tried again the next day and day after that but was not successful. because I had not done any upper body work for 3 days before my L seat walk, I was well rested and was able to achieve this fun and challenging skill
have not posted here for a while so have got a few things to mention
my backflip has improved heaps and but still need the first three or four spotted before i can do it on my own. back handspring is improving lots as well but i still need to work on technique. Also very recently tried J step gainers, cant really land them yet but will someday
support hold on rings has gone from 5 to over 15 seconds in just under a month :!: and false grip pull up is getting stronger.
And finallly, i can do wrist push ups in standard push up position
I seem to be posting more about my tumbling achievements than strength achievements, probably because tumbling is mostly about fear than conditioning (at least at the stage I'm at).
Anyway, I did my first roundoff back tuck 2 days ago the beach. I was shocked at how easy it was compared to standing back tucks. very fun trick, I am about to go down to the beach to practice them again.