handstand and handstand pushups

Hi everyone,

I'm training both handstand and freestanding handstand pushups. The problem is i can't seem to do the handstand with a straight body. I do the handstand with bend in my back. Even with the handstand pushups.

My question is how can I improve my posture on the handstand and is it necessairy to have a fully straight body while doing the handstand pushups? Because you can't really see when you're gonna touch the floor with your head if you're complete straight.

I'm pretty new to this type of training as well, but what helped me with my posture on handstands is doing them facing the wall. There's an essay by Coach that explains how to transfer from wall handstands to free handstands.

Good luck!

I've found that when doing handstand pushups it helps to arch the back forward so that you're slightly overbalanced. From what I've seen in videos, most people do their HPU with an arched back. However, I do my ordinary handstands with a straight back.

I agree with what Demond said about correcting handstand posture by practicing against a wall or have someone spot you.

Correct handstand pushups are all from correct handstand line all the way, no arching no nothing, completely straight body (from gymnastics view).

First do correctly hand stand and then go for HSPU. Watch that your body is not bending when you go down (completely straight) and no deviation of vertical line. It's the same when you're going up.

maybe from a gymnastics perspective, but you can get more ROM if you lean out over your hands on the way down. This doesn't necessarily mean arch, you can do this with a straight body.

In any case, there are certainly variations on the HSPU that will work some muscle groups more intensely than others, no reason not to do several types

jumpupandfly said:

maybe from a gymnastics perspective, but you can get more ROM if you lean out over your hands on the way down. This doesn't necessarily mean arch, you can do this with a straight body.

In any case, there are certainly variations on the HSPU that will work some muscle groups more intensely than others, no reason not to do several types

I'm new in englesh initials, so what is ROM?

I don't agree there->HSPU: HANDSTAND push ups, so all in handstand and perfect handstand is in straight line.

Hi Gregor,

ROM = Range Of Motion

Gregor said:

jumpupandfly said:

maybe from a gymnastics perspective, but you can get more ROM if you lean out over your hands on the way down. This doesn't necessarily mean arch, you can do this with a straight body.

In any case, there are certainly variations on the HSPU that will work some muscle groups more intensely than others, no reason not to do several types

I'm new in englesh initials, so what is ROM?

I don't agree there->HSPU: HANDSTAND push ups, so all in handstand and perfect handstand is in straight line.

ROM

is Range Of motion.

" it helps to arch the back forward so that you're slightly overbalanced."

If you are arching your body forward of your hands, this will engage the chest pushing muscles which makes it easier and the form gets crappy. In a HSPU, the body should be in an hollow handstand position and slightly becomes more hollow.

In a free-HSPU on parallettes, the body may become slightly towards diagonal or piking at the hips to counterbalance. If it arches in the HSPU, you'll lose balance.

Just like arching in a pirouette makes you spin off in the wrong direction you are trying to turn towards.

Blairbob said:

If you are arching your body forward of your hands, this will engage the chest pushing muscles which makes it easier and the form gets crappy. In a HSPU, the body should be in an hollow handstand position and slightly becomes more hollow.

I've never managed to do more than 2 with my back completely straight; I end up being underbalanced when pushing up. Got any tips?

What is meant by a hollow position?

http://drillsandskills.com/images/articles/hspufwall2.jpg

http://drillsandskills.com/images/articles/hspub3.jpg

Courtesy of Roger Harrell's guide to the free HSPU

http://drillsandskills.com/article/19

Hollow means concave or round. Instead of chest out, it's kind of chest in or sunken in.

http://drillsandskills.com/kip/hollow.jpg

thx for the skillsandrills link, it seems very useful