Death Metal

Progression of Rock'n'Roll to Death Metal from Full Circle on Vimeo.

Handstand

WOD
4-24-2009
the handstand

I have been teaching the Handstand a lot at Full Circle the last few weeks, and it's kind of like Greasing the Groove; It's really helped!

Here's a few weeks ago;
http://rivercitypc.blogspot.com/2009/01/paralette-handstands.html

Here's where we were at today;

Handstand WOD 4-24 from Full Circle on Vimeo.

Things are going pretty good...

Kettlebells will work too

I prefer the stability and predictability of parallettes

Paralette Handstands...

If you haven't noticed, I have been trying to broaden the horizons
lately. Been working the rings pretty hard, and spending more and more time
with the paralettes... primarily to do every normal exercise I can simply using
them. L Sits, push ups, handstand push ups etc.

With the HSPU, I have been rigging up a harness of rubber bands (Iron Woody) to help support both some of my weight (making the strength component easier) and my handstand (making the skill portion easier).

I have decided I need to wean myself off the rubber. It might be a year in the making, but I am gonna get to a point where I can do some freestanding handstand push ups, with an exaggerated range of motion on the paralettes. Here's my first move:

Paralette Handstand from Full Circle on Vimeo.