Activate Your Handstand

Activate Your Handstand

Activate Your Handstand is a video series designed to give you all the tools you need to practice handstand. Organized in a way that breakdowns are separated from practice along videos so you can get the most out of your time. The foundations video breaks down all the terms you need to know and alignment you want to develop to have a solid handstand away from the wall. The warm-up video is designed to do before each of the 7 practice along videos. Each of these videos starts with core drills to prep and train your body for the day's handstand practice. Your bonus video teaches you how to fall out safely and train yourself away from using the wall. Each video is about 10-15 minutes along so you can fit it right into your schedule without taking up too much time. Efficiency and consistency are keys to a sustainable handstand practice. Let's get started!

Activate Your Handstand
  • How To Use This Series

    Welcome to Activate Your Handstand! This short video tells you how to use this series.
    Video highlights:
    I kept instructional breakdowns and terms separately in the Foundations video
    The warm-up video can be done before each video 1-7.
    Videos 1-7 are all practice along, they do not have a warm...

  • Handstand Foundations

    Sit back, watch and listen. This video is packed with several of the key terms and alignment tips you need to get a solid handstand practice. I'll define and demo key terms that I'll use throughout the series. If you've never practiced handstands with me, you MUST watch this video before the othe...

  • Handstand Warm-up

    This efficient warm up targets your most used areas for your handstands. Hands and wrists, shoulders, core, hips and hamstrings. A little warm up on each area will go a long way in your handstand practice.

  • Video 1: L-Pose

    This video begins with core work and shoulder stability drills so you can find a stable and strong handstand. Your handstand will focus on L-pose alignment and holds against the wall.

  • Video 2: Kick Up and Wall Balance

    In this practice video you'll focus on hollow body core work, learn how to train your body into kicking up efficiently in alignment and how to best use the wall to learn to balance.

  • Video 3: L-Shape

    Get some other key muscles involved like your adductors and glutes in our core workout to level up your L-shape handstand practice that follows.

  • Video 4: Tuck

    Start with core work focusing on compressing your thighs toward your torso, then take it into tuck holding in a posterior position and then all the way up to handstand.

  • Video 5: Straddle

    Your core work will focus on building strength in your glutei medius muscles to increase the range of motion for your wide leg straddle handstand. Straddle handstands will open your hips and set the foundation for other leg shapes and entrances in handstands.

  • Video 6: The Negative

    The negative refers to slowing down your lower from your handstand. Working your negative will build more strength and control in your handstands. It will also get you prepared to learn press-up handstand.

  • Video 7: Full Handstand Practice

    This video puts all the handstands together in an efficient practice that you can practice consistently with. Do your warm-up video first and then get on your hands!

  • Bonus Video: How to Fall & Move Away from the wall

    In order to balance away from the wall, you need two things. The ability to balance in handstand and being able to fall with control. Learn how to fall in handstand and how to train your body away from the wall.

  • Activate Your Handstand E-Book

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