I'll be recording a Q&A video and hope to answer all your questions about handstands! If you have anything you're wondering about handstands and want to ask, feel free to ask me in the comments on this post and I'll answer it in my next video!
Got a question about your form? I'd love to help you out! Post a video via a Instagram story of what you're working on in your handstand training and tag me @edliu.balance for some free feedback on your form and progressions to help you improve!
Can't wait to see your progress! Your feedback will be shared on my YouTube channel with a demonstration from me. Let's train 💪🎥 #HandstandTraining#Feedback#ProgressionTips
After learning the straight handstand, the tuck will be a great next position to further advance in your hand balance training. Compared with the straight, it requires a bit more shoulder mobility and hip compression. Done correctly, it can feel easier to hold than the "taller" positions due to the lower center of gravity, the added compression, and extra angles. However, understanding the right technique can be tricky due to so much conflicting information online and variations from different disciplines.
Ideally, your focus should be on balancing from the hips in the front to the knees in the back, with your shoulders and arms positioned in the middle. From a profile view, your back should have a slight slant at about a 45° angle. Hip compression is a crucial element that plays a big role in maintaining stability and control in the tuck. It locks everything in place, preventing the lower body from becoming too loose. Without proper hip compression, the legs can pop up abruptly like a spring, resulting in the loss of the desired squeezing effect that the tuck offers.
Achieving proper alignment is essential for maintaining control in a one arm handstand. While control requires strength, focusing on good form can make the balance feel more effortless and allow us to feel light on our hands. Here are some details that might help you refine your alignment on one arm:
1. Focus Your Balance Around The Standing Arm. Although it may seem obvious, many beginners tend to distribute their weight as if they were doing a two-arm handstand, rather than shifting enough towards the side of the balancing one-arm.
2. Lift The Free Shoulder Vertically. Doing this enables your balancing arm and shoulder to extend further. Also, you can establish the balancing arm as the new center of your body weight.
3. Align Opposite Hip To Standing Shoulder. Maintain Straight Hips, Avoid Flagging. Our hip position can be extremely tricky on one arm, as even advanced hand balancers can struggle with drooping hips. Ideally, your hips should not resemble a two-arm handstand, nor should they be tilted to the side (flagging or side flexion). A good hip position is achieved when the hips and the 'V' shape formed by the legs are aligned with the torso, as represented by the dashed lines in the photo.
4. Keep Both Legs Elevated, Avoid Piking. Achieving a vertical leg position significantly lightens the balance load and makes it easier to prevent flagging and hip drooping. Keeping your bodyline vertical provides better stability and helps maintain balance more effectively.
Ed Liu Hand Balance
Ed Liu Hand Balance
BALANCE BREAKDOWN 🤸♂️🔍
I'm starting a new series here on YouTube to breakdown and analyze YOUR HANDSTAND VIDEOS.
If you want to check your form, or working on something but unsure if it's correct, send me a video and I'll break it all down in a detailed video.
You can either upload the video on YouTube and tag me or send me a DM on Instagram (edliu.balance) Any method is fine.
Looking forward to seeing your handstands.
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Ed Liu Hand Balance
I'll be recording a Q&A video and hope to answer all your questions about handstands! If you have anything you're wondering about handstands and want to ask, feel free to ask me in the comments on this post and I'll answer it in my next video!
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Train outside of your comfort zone.
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Let’s train 🐈
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🤸♂️ 🤸♀️ FORM FEEDBACK! 🤸♂️ 🤸♀️
Got a question about your form? I'd love to help you out! Post a video via a Instagram story of what you're working on in your handstand training and tag me @edliu.balance for some free feedback on your form and progressions to help you improve!
Can't wait to see your progress! Your feedback will be shared on my YouTube channel with a demonstration from me. Let's train 💪🎥 #HandstandTraining #Feedback #ProgressionTips
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After learning the straight handstand, the tuck will be a great next position to further advance in your hand balance training. Compared with the straight, it requires a bit more shoulder mobility and hip compression. Done correctly, it can feel easier to hold than the "taller" positions due to the lower center of gravity, the added compression, and extra angles. However, understanding the right technique can be tricky due to so much conflicting information online and variations from different disciplines.
Ideally, your focus should be on balancing from the hips in the front to the knees in the back, with your shoulders and arms positioned in the middle. From a profile view, your back should have a slight slant at about a 45° angle. Hip compression is a crucial element that plays a big role in maintaining stability and control in the tuck. It locks everything in place, preventing the lower body from becoming too loose. Without proper hip compression, the legs can pop up abruptly like a spring, resulting in the loss of the desired squeezing effect that the tuck offers.
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Ed Liu Hand Balance
Achieving proper alignment is essential for maintaining control in a one arm handstand. While control requires strength, focusing on good form can make the balance feel more effortless and allow us to feel light on our hands. Here are some details that might help you refine your alignment on one arm:
1. Focus Your Balance Around The Standing Arm. Although it may seem obvious, many beginners tend to distribute their weight as if they were doing a two-arm handstand, rather than shifting enough towards the side of the balancing one-arm.
2. Lift The Free Shoulder Vertically. Doing this enables your balancing arm and shoulder to extend further. Also, you can establish the balancing arm as the new center of your body weight.
3. Align Opposite Hip To Standing Shoulder. Maintain Straight Hips, Avoid Flagging. Our hip position can be extremely tricky on one arm, as even advanced hand balancers can struggle with drooping hips. Ideally, your hips should not resemble a two-arm handstand, nor should they be tilted to the side (flagging or side flexion). A good hip position is achieved when the hips and the 'V' shape formed by the legs are aligned with the torso, as represented by the dashed lines in the photo.
4. Keep Both Legs Elevated, Avoid Piking. Achieving a vertical leg position significantly lightens the balance load and makes it easier to prevent flagging and hip drooping. Keeping your bodyline vertical provides better stability and helps maintain balance more effectively.
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