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Started by MARINA MARTAM, May 15, 2020 · 5 Replies · 72 Views
I'm finding it hard to even get both feet up to the wall when I put my fingertips right against the wall. Half an inch away is the closest I can get for now but I'm having to bend my elbows slightly while kicking up and then push straight up into a handstand.
Which part of my body is my weakness in this situation?
I'd like to focus my trainings more into fixing that weakness. 
Thank you for your support! 
5 hours ago, MARINA MARTAM said:
Which part of my body is my weakness in this situation?
I'd like to focus my trainings more into fixing that weakness.
Thank you for your support!
HI marina, generally this weakness is due to traps weakness or lack of shoulders range of motion. So the easiest way for me to check this is by asking you to show the mobility elements mastery of handstand from the first one (IM1) up to one the one correlated with the handstand exercise you are doing....plus the wall handstand run.
Hi Allesandro,
I wasn't sure how many of the HS runs you'd like me to post a video of, but here are some of the shoulder mobility checks & a shot of HS challenge day 5...
The problem in question
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tao0WkF3FgjqKxNXxDi2uroeTBLFJhOy/view?usp=drivesdk
Shoulder mobility iM1, hips not comfortable in this position
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tmSFNeCKnSXs8bg9VzFG-Yp6T_W6292J/view?usp=drivesdk
Shoulder mobility iM1, seated differently to focus more on thorasic ROM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tQDQ3SVf-WblX6bmntxZr7fyD2OJgzZ4/view?usp=drivesdk
Shoulder mobility iM2, don't have access to weighted bar
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tW8EeIku1HGDyfmSzu3Y1gKwnl17o3_1/view?usp=drivesdk
So I did it with a 5kg weight plate instead (too heavy for me though!)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tUqh4BwaJ1sWSdJdgSVNmsCDVkY46asT/view?usp=drivesdk
More shoulder mobility checks
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tSpByc85Guxpmcq6NnB4twC6oAd5j927/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tkCazwRrawWToIAePr0JfZJtq2Jk0tMm/view?usp=drivesdk
Still tough to plant lower back to floor at the same time lowering toes closer to floor, on HSPE4
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tPKHo_PXF3SIvKzoufqBZNd-wERyIrDb/view?usp=drivesdk
Other wall handstands with fingertips distanced from wall
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tiWZA3mkmHomd9JedLNnNxJH6YHuX9NS/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tY5ANFSWmNV0lHnKipkqLsclmpPYrwj1/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTWJx52fFN4Qn0Amy7ohWBtPG66dz07n/view?usp=drivesdk
Thanks for your support, Allesandro!
On 5/15/2020 at 4:11 AM, MARINA MARTAM said:
Which part of my body is my weakness in this situation?
I'd like to focus my trainings more into fixing that weakness.
Thank you for your support!
I have checked you mobility and line and i have forgotten that you were referring to "handstand challenge" and not handstand one. sorry.
usually, if you need to bend your elbows is because you do not kick enough hard and you tend to lean forward to compensate a weak kick.
9 hours ago, Alessandro Mainente said:I have checked you mobility and line and i have forgotten that you were referring to "handstand challenge" and not handstand one. sorry.
usually, if you need to bend your elbows is because you do not kick enough hard and you tend to lean forward to compensate a weak kick.
Hmm.., are you referring to my 2nd leg, not kicking hard enough?
What is it, then.. weakness of the glutes?
Yes i'm referring to that. the problem is technical because the first leg is too low when you begin to kick and the second is strength. is a combination od glutes, hamstring and quads.