The Handstand Pushup Thread...

I did 3 halfway down handstand pushups. Like when I started doing the chinups, I gotta start slow and build up momentum. :bears:

So this is the thread to get'er done. I will be doing tons by the time my kid is born. :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

I got my first one, all the way down. :bears:

 

K, I'm on it now. I got 2 all the way down. Balance is improving. Good thing I have been doing heavy shoulder movements or it might be too hard. I'm gonna get 5 sets of 2 each day this week, and then gradually build it up.

 

I'm at 30 or so Buddy but I have been working at it for a bit.

I'm going to try them on my perfect pushup's so I can go deeper or else on phone books

 

You could probably get a couple of cinderblocks and do them on those.

 

yeah.. I need somthing.. I have just been doing them on my hands but as you know.. your head hits before you are that low.. I'm sure when I get on blocks my numbers will go down.

I'm shooting for 50 though

 

I'm sure I can increase them faster than the chinups because I did them before.:dunno: :clap:

 

are you gonna take a clip?

 

As soon as I get a respectable number like 20 or 25. I'm not going to waste a bunch of time to record me doing one. We need to take an inventory of the clips for each thing that we're gonna do.

Also, I'm finding that the nerves in my neck, shoulders, traps and upper back are kind of re-routing a bit because the tendons and everything is getting reaccustomed to supporting my bodyweight upside down. I get little nerve firings going up and down my neck and arms occasionally.

No problem with the handstand pushups now though. I'm gonna do 2 or 3 reps for about 5-6 sets today.:dunno: :clap:

 

I would take a clip but I dont think anyone really cares::

 

It's for us, LOK. Post it for the people in the forum here. Just make sure it can't be downloaded because Hanzy will have you doing handstand pushups on a giant weiner! :: ::

 

I care ... doing 30 i would really LOVE to see that... ::

Also do u keep balance all the time or are u using a wall for it?

 

I still have to use the wall at this point

 

It's probably for the best.

Future tip: I find that if I look at the floor when I'm doing a handstand, it's easier to get balance for a handstand without wall support. I'm just sayin'! ::

 

can you do 30?

 

I'll try 3s tomorrow if I'm not doing pushups, or maybe I'll do both.:dunno:

 

no way - and when i do those shoulder pushes with free weights i could do my own bodyweight maximum 10 times if even...

 

i can do about 10.......i like doing a set each day before dinner...then when i'm done just stand on my head for a while as a neck muscle excercise


but i tried it with blocks to get a better ROM and i couldn't even get up off the floor :dunno: :dunno: :shit: whats with that? :warning:

 

Hopefully you're not resting your head on the floor at any time during the exercise.

 

Solid sets of 3s now, anytime I want'em. The body is getting accustomed to the extra weight, and I shake a tiny bit as the neuromuscular pathways reaccustom themselves to the old movement, but it's gonna pay dividends in all my pressing movements. :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

I gaurantee it will !!

last time I shoulderpressed I was suprised at my strength considering I really dont lift weights anymore.. I was shoulderin 225 for reps.. I know that is not incredible or anything but I was happy

 

Do your shoulder presses standing. Your whole body has to handle the load rather than sitting in a chair where you don't have to stabilize everything as much.

 

I like doing them standing.. I used to in the gym...

I really dont do them much at all.. I just do my handstand pushups..

I've worked out with a guy who was much stronger than me with the shoulderpress but couldnt do a single HSPU

 

why not?

 

Because your traps and neck might relax a bit as might other muscles that are resting. Your hand slips and you could snap your neck. Trust me, I know. When I was a kid, I was supposed to be doing handstands in gym class and I wound up with torn neck muscles, a separated shoulder, and fucked nerves in my neck.

 

i'll try to avoid it then





could doing HSPU be shitty in terms of getting a ROM? :dunno: like developing only part of tricep,shoulder

 

I dunno. Bench press is done lying on a bench. If you did it on the floor, you would only get your elbows down to a 90 degree angle. True handstand presses don't give as far a range of movement as doing presses behind the neck, but if you go too low doing presses behind hte neck, you can tear your rotator cuff, tendons, cartilage, or just plain dislocate your shoulders.

I wonder how many people have gotten tendonitis from presses behind the neck. :doh:

I'm sure handstand pushups are fine as a training adjunct, provided you have a competent spotter. :dunno: :clap:

 

3 sets of 3 today already. I may do a bunch more before the day is out!

 

do it on blocks to get better ROM

 

Also, try to keep your hands a bit closer together than you normally would. That also increases the range of motion for the triceps and deltoids. I'm actually feeling nerves firing here and there as they re-route and grow accustomed to all that weight on my hands. ::

It's a cool feeling though because I know that the muscles, tendons, and connective tissue are all growing accustomed, which translates to greater strength!