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Get Ready for Handstands Series
Get Ready for Handstands: The Kick Up
There are safer ways to get upside down than closing your eyes and throwing yourself at the ground.
Justin Lind
Get Ready for Handstands: Thoracic Mobility
You can have the best shoulder mobility in the world, and it won't help if your spine can't extend.
Justin Lind
Get Ready for Handstands: Find Freestanding Balance
A few simple progressions can help you find your balance for a freestanding handstand.
Justin Lind
Get Ready for Handstands: Hand Position and Balance
Handstands might be simple, but they aren't easy. Paying attention to how your hands interface with the ground will make them easier.
Justin Lind
Get Ready for Handstands: Intro to Inversion
These drills will help you hone and reinforce a strong and stable handstand position.
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Get Ready for Handstands: Strength and Stability
These drills and exercises add a stability challenge to the handstand position making you more equipped to balance freestanding.
Justin Lind
Get Ready for Handstands: Positional Core Strength
These drills will not only build strength, but help build body awareness of a proper handstand position.
Justin Lind
Get Ready for Handstands: Shoulder Prep
You can't have a solid handstand if your shoulders aren't stable and strong in an overhead position.
Justin Lind
Get Ready for Handstands: Wrist Prep
It's tempting to just kick up against the wall, but preparing your wrists will yield a much stronger and more stable position.
Justin Lind