First Successful Headstand Push-Ups
In this short clip I'm doing my first ever successful handstand push-up (with wall support) – three, in fact.
The way I practiced these before having strength for a successful repetition, was to perform the eccentric part of the exercise only: the descending part, and doing it as slowly as I could. I also used the help of my father to perform full repetitions by him lifting me from my legs just enough to be able to push myself up.
The progression was rather quick because I only needed to do 4-5 sessions (10 or so reps in each) of eccentric exercises before being able to do a full rep.
The next natural progression from here is a handstand push-up without support. Lets see how long until I'll be able to hit that one.
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Nice!!!
I was doing these a few years ago but didn't get as far as a full rep. Will get back on it when I actually have some wall space. Seems like a shit excuse but there is no wall here with enough room around!
What kinda house is that? :D
A tiny one with no free wall space! I'm moving to Valencia on Tuesday and anywhere will be bigger than this apartment, hopefully I'll be able to do at least one full overhead push up by the end of the year :)
I'm sure you can do it!
Well done!
They're actually called headstand pushups, a full handstand pushup is normally done on parallettes and you go down a bit deeper. I'm not trying to detract from what you did though, it's an awesome achievement. Most people are never going to be able do even one.
I did my first HSPU at 46 and it was an awesome feeling, I bet you're happy with your achievement.
Have you ever considered making or buying a set of parallettes? With your level of natural ability I believe you could really benefit from them.
Oh, that's right. No problem, thanks for pointing that out.
Yeah, it was pretty awesome to see progress so quickly – took only about couple of weeks.
Now that you mention, I will probably get a pair at some point.
Nice!!! Those are hard ! I can’t do a handstand without a wall but of course it’s all practice!
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Yeah! Almost the same thing as an overhead press for one's bodyweight, so it takes some strength.
The secret is to engage the whole body into a straight line and do the balancing with the palms. Though the baby will add an extra challenge into that :D
Good job! I love the relaxing music in the background :)
Thanks! Dad happened to play some recording where he played over to some Spanish song.
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That's impressive. Nice little spot you've got there for balancing.
Am I too old to start practicing these at 45?
I've also seen a method where you can do a pike from a chair which takes some of the weight off.
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Not at all! I would say it's never too late to practice even if past the peak age when it comes to physical strength. Maybe you just have to be bit careful not to injure you're shoulder(s) as shoulder injuries happen to be quite common, I think.
Oh yeah, that's an excellent one, probably the best one to start with!
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