Handstand?

[Spacey]

I already work out with weigths and stuff but I suck at handstands, what muslces should I work out to get a better handstand?

[notregan]

Back, shoulders and core.

After you got all that, making 10,000 attempts to balance yourself should work.

[Spacey]

Back, shoulders and core.

After you got all that, making 10,000 attempts to balance yourself should work.

Yeah shoulders I've worked with alot, not back though how would I go about strenghtening my back effectively though?

[notregan]

deadlifts, rows, pulldowns, pullups, military presses...

[Gazapo]

Yeah shoulders I've worked with alot, not back though how would I go about strenghtening my back effectively though?

back exercises = deadlift, pullups, lat pulldowns, t-bar, bent over rows, cable rows, etc.

only way to get better at handstands is practicing them a lot tho...maybe your problem is just the balance and not the strength?

[Spacey]

back exercises = deadlift, pullups, lat pulldowns, t-bar, bent over rows, cable rows, etc.

only way to get better at handstands is practicing them a lot tho...maybe your problem is just the balance and not the strength?

Yeah, I will try that, balance isn't my best thing but yeah will try

[Wesker]

doing handstand pushups against a wall helps alot with strength development which in turn makes it easier to balance yourself in the freestanding handstand.

[compleks]

Your joints, and structure should take most of your weight. Meaning it's not likely to be a strength issue, just practise.

[Spacey]

It's not that I can't go in to a handstand it's more that everytime I do it I flip over and my back goes straight in to the ground... it hurts

[compleks]

Roll out of it if you fall forwards. Just keep practising.

[CanEHdian]

heres a link

its helpfull

http://www.beastskills.com/Handstand.htm

[notregan]

Your joints, and structure should take most of your weight. Meaning it's not likely to be a strength issue, just practise.

When you're perfectly balanced. When you aren't you need the back and front strength to hold yourself steady. The stronger you are the better you can teeter-totter without falling over.

As for falling on your back, if you can easily do a bridge, fall into one of those then work on standing up out of it. It makes a nice ab workout.

[Swartz]

It might seem retarded to some, but I found my handstands to improve immensely without even working them without support. I just did them up against a wall a lot, holding myself up forever and when I went to do normal ones another time, I could balance myself better and walk easier. Of course, doing normal handstands helps in the same way but don't think supported ones don't help. They did for me.

Yes, just practice.

[Ashtar]

Supported ones can usually be done for longer durations than free ones, so yeah, they'd be an advantage for that. You'd do free ones as much as possible, then when you just can't balance anymore, use a wall.