anyone use them in their floorwork routines? i always heard mixed things about them but i have been using them everday for the last month with my pushups and pullups routine, and i gotta say my shoulders feel mosntrously strong. on the inside i can move dudes around alot easier it seems like and my punches feel stronger to me.

what i do is:

set of pushups
set of pullups
set of handstand pushups
set of dips

go thru the circuit 4 or 5 times, depending how i feel.

if anyone is not doing these, do them, if u cant do them, learn!

thought id share about the benefits....

(plus they make ur shoulders look good too for those who care more about looking good....)

Handstand push-ups are great! I do them alot. Makes your shoulders strong as well as developing your punhing power.
Archie Moore used to do them every day, as well as walking up and down stairs on his hands- every day!!

anyone use them in their floorwork routines? i always heard mixed things about them but i have been using them everday for the last month with my pushups and pullups routine, and i gotta say my shoulders feel mosntrously strong. on the inside i can move dudes around alot easier it seems like and my punches feel stronger to me.

what i do is:

set of pushups
set of pullups
set of handstand pushups
set of dips

go thru the circuit 4 or 5 times, depending how i feel.

if anyone is not doing these, do them, if u cant do them, learn!

thought id share about the benefits....

(plus they make ur shoulders look good too for those who care more about looking good....)

Good post. I dont have the balance for these now but maybe i'll try them against a wall or something. How many of each do you do in a set?

Good post. I dont have the balance for these now but maybe i'll try them against a wall or something. How many of each do you do in a set?

50 pushups
15 pullups
15 handstand pushups (trying to build it up)
20 dips

run thru the circuit 4 or 5 times.

props to you... thats ALOT of handstand pushups.....

i'm going to get the balance of that couture stuff posted for you this weekend. been a little busy and unable to post at all lately.

holding push up are the killer, were you as you hold yourself coming down, then hold your self in the middle then push up to the top, do this for about 5 mins without breaking the push up postion its a guranteed burnout.

props to you... thats ALOT of handstand pushups.....

i'm going to get the balance of that couture stuff posted for you this weekend. been a little busy and unable to post at all lately.

oh cool thanks dude its all good i appreciate u postin wut u did.

anyone use them in their floorwork routines? i always heard mixed things about them but i have been using them everday for the last month with my pushups and pullups routine, and i gotta say my shoulders feel mosntrously strong. on the inside i can move dudes around alot easier it seems like and my punches feel stronger to me.

what i do is:

set of pushups
set of pullups
set of handstand pushups
set of dips

go thru the circuit 4 or 5 times, depending how i feel.

if anyone is not doing these, do them, if u cant do them, learn!

thought id share about the benefits....

(plus they make ur shoulders look good too for those who care more about looking good....)


How do u do them? Like up against the wall? I want to try them but i dont have the balance.

I used to do them all the time for wrestling, and for some reason i stopped but i deffinatly realized a strength increase. You start from teddy bear stance and just go up from there right? or do u do against the wall?

yea i jus get into a handstand and let my legs jus "fall" back on the wall, so my back is facing the wall, and im upright and jus go down and up, i jus recently added some books under my hands to get more of a range of motion. love it!

Good post. I dont have the balance for these now but maybe i'll try them against a wall or something. How many of each do you do in a set

yes, definitely try them out with a wall for support first. if you have never done them, i recommend progressing through stages. first, just try holding a handstand position for 10 to 30 seconds. i would recommend maybe 5 to 10 reps. do this for no less than a couple of weeks. you may also need to start with more of an angle against a wall first - you can always progress to a steeper, more vertical angle against the wall. by gradually getting more horizontal, you are lessening the pressure from your feet pressing against the wall while increasing the weight that your hands have to support. play around with the posture and get used to it.

i would say you want to be able to hold the handstand position for at least 1 minute before attempting to do the handstand push up. and when you first start doing them, do no more than 3 to 5 reps at first - and gradually go onto doing 2 sets, then 3, etc.. and also, don't try to go down very far the first few weeks - i would say this is important to developing the handstand push up without getting hurt. get acquainted with the movement. get comfortable. it takes time so don't rush it.

advanced level, walking down stairs using hands only. DO NOT try this unless you can walk on your hands already. and before walking on your hands, you have to balance on them. by the time you get to balancing on your hands without the use of the wall, you should have built up enough strength to be able to maintain a handstand for 1 or 2 minutes or so. and always have a spotter.

so this is the basic way i learned when i was a teenager. there are a couple tips to getting into the handstand posture without the use of a wall, but i don't want to go into them and make this post even longer. basically, one uses a lunge type movement and another looks more like a stretch transition.

Yes, heard of doing those handstands SPEED. That's some good ol' school stuff you're doing. Including walking on the hands. Way to go! Great recommendation.

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