My progression for straddle press to handstand

[Lewis]

Basicly this thread is going to be all about my progression towards straddel press to handstand , i will update this everytime i progress or find new drills to help .

So far all i have done to progress is to keep on trying to press , i've been doing this for about 2 weeks now and have already mandaged to do it against a wall which i wasnt able to do so far

My info :

Gender : male

Age : 14

Height : 1.65 meters ( 5.41 ft )

Weight : 8.5 stone

Exp : about 4 weeks gymnastics , which taught me nothing ,i now freerun I taught myself on my trampoline how to flip , after that i taught myself how to backflip , frontflip , front and a half and side flip , on the floor .

Drill # 1 :

The first drill i am doing everday and wenever i can is a flexor drill which can be found in yuri's rant on press handstands , the link is here http://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=8126 ( thanks yuri )

Drill #2 :

For this drill it is nice and easy just basiclly doing a handstand holding it for as long as you can , must be a freestanding hs and then try and lower your body the slowest you can back down ( in a straddle postion )

Progression #1 :

I have now managed to do a straddel press to handstand up against a wall .

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[Paradox]

Well, it looks like your arms are bent a little. Which is no good. And your knees are bent. Which is no good. Maybe you don't have the flexibility capacity to perform the exercise with straight legs?

It's an OK start. You could certainly decrease the speed of the movement drastically. All strength, no momentum. Right now, it's just incorrect form.

Maybe fix your handstand first. Hollow body, bring your hands closer, good scap elevation. Tuck your head in some. Then start working straddle and pike box presses and straddle flexibility. Stomach-to-wall handstands are your best friend. Back-to-wall is your enemy right now.

[Lewis]

I agree 100 % with you , i need to update my post in second to include the hip flexer drill i do , also with the against the wall press i am using my head mostly :/

Unfortantly i dont have a box to use and have just got brand new sofas so i cannot use them , i do got to a gym but it dosent start till next week , i am currently working on my freestanding hanstand .

Thanks for the info !