A “Hand-Balancing” tutorial for EVERYONE!

The lost art of Hand-Balancing dates back to muscle beach in Venice, California. In fact, uncle Jack (2nd from top in photo below) was a major presence in this hand-balancing culture.



I believe that everyone should incorporate this fantastic form of physical training into warm-ups and practice! At your next workout, try a few hand-stand progressions...

When teaching beginners, we follow a series of progressions as follows:
1. Determine a level of upperbody strength by holding a handstand with knees on box.
2. First attempt a HEADstand starting from one of three positions; pike-up, frog-stand or kick-up) into a tri-pod position... progress to a HANDstand in the same fashion. Hands spread open shoulder width, knees locked, legs together, toes pointed.
3. Move away from the wall and practice the same exercise "free" with a spotter... gradually reduce their assistance until you are holding a perfect HANDSTAND!

Hand-Balancing by Bill Hinbern is one of the best courses I have come across on the subject!

Workout of the Day
"Northeast Regional Qualifier"
As many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:
5 Thrusters #135
10 Burpees

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