Thanks for that. Confirmed my training plan is correct. Especially the down dog push up I like, as it is challenging but is also good prep for planche shoulder loading too.
Thank you very much for the informations: a very good tutorial. (: At 5:30: “don’t initiate the push before you falling”: Is it something I only have to do on the headstand push-up, or in the handstand push-up as well? I ask because I struggle with more repetitions: maybe my problem is “timing”, because normally I push when my weight shifts to the wall, and not to the floor. Perhaps you could explain how to adapt this exercise “timing is key” in the real handstand push-ups?
Thanks for the note! The patience on the push happens on both the headstand push to plank and the HSPU (freestanding variation). When doing the back to wall variation that most athletes apply in a workout setting it is less of a factor because the wall is the spotter and you don't have to worry about stability. However, if you only ever work on that variation you will never understand the nuance that goes into the shift in the higher level variations. One thing to note is that the shift/patience needed in a freestanding HSPU is much more subtle than the shift/patience needed when pushing to plank. The shift only has to be a tiny amount because the goal is to keep the weight on top of the hands and finish in the handstand rather than pushing all the way to plank. One recommendation would be to try stomach to wall HSPU variations where the goal is to either hit HS or push weight into the wall to help feel the shift and body position for the eventual freestanding variation. Of course, only trying this variation if handstands are comfortable for you because you could fall past vertical very easily if you are only used to back to wall variations. Be smart on which variation to try and see if you can have a spotter there when testing out some of the newer variations. Hope that helps!
@@PowerMonkeyFitness Thank you very much: I understand.:) I love your content - there are much new information which I didn’t heard before in all your videos. 👍
In dealing with “older” CrossFit athletes should you keep them in the tripod position (knees on triceps) before advancing to headstands? Where does hand balancing tripods (floating your head out of the tripod) come into the equation?
Thanks for the question Robert! Simpler variations are always helpful to the learning process to help create more stepping stones along the way. Knees on elbows in tripod is a great step to getting more comfortable inverted while also taking some of the stress off the triceps. As mentioned in the video, here you could also do wall facing variations as another tool to help find the balance when fully extended. The shoulderstand will come later down the road once the headstand is fully developed. It can be a strong static hold position to work on its own, but it will also have great transferability to your deficit work and more in line the positioning in the front rack strict press.
@@ddurante11 thanks Dave. Always learn so much from these and they are also great reminders for us coaches to break it back down to basics and not over complicate things.
What is it with peoples fetish of doing an easier version of an exercise and then pretending they’re doing the real thing. These are not handstand push ups, these are headstand push ups. I don’t jog a mile and say I sprinted it
Thanks for the note. When done correctly, easier versions of movements can be a great building blocks for any skill development. In fact, I would highly encourage athletes of all levels to use simplified variations to learn correct movement mechanics and patterns to build toward higher level variations. No skill is all or nothing. In the gymnastics world we would still consider these handstand push ups. The handstand is still the start and finish of the skill. Just as a tuck and straddle planche are still a planches. Doesn't have to only be full planche to be considered a planche. All skills are derived some a simpler building block.
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Ive seen so many videos about this topic and all these tips are new to me! I def will be trying out more of the tripod position now, tysm!
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Thanks for that. Confirmed my training plan is correct. Especially the down dog push up I like, as it is challenging but is also good prep for planche shoulder loading too.
Excellent to hear that MJ! And youre right, pike push ups, if done correctly, are quite challenging. Keep it up man!
Thank you very much for the informations: a very good tutorial. (:
At 5:30: “don’t initiate the push before you falling”:
Is it something I only have to do on the headstand push-up, or in the handstand push-up as well?
I ask because I struggle with more repetitions: maybe my problem is “timing”, because normally I push when my weight shifts to the wall, and not to the floor.
Perhaps you could explain how to adapt this exercise “timing is key” in the real handstand push-ups?
Thanks for the note! The patience on the push happens on both the headstand push to plank and the HSPU (freestanding variation). When doing the back to wall variation that most athletes apply in a workout setting it is less of a factor because the wall is the spotter and you don't have to worry about stability. However, if you only ever work on that variation you will never understand the nuance that goes into the shift in the higher level variations. One thing to note is that the shift/patience needed in a freestanding HSPU is much more subtle than the shift/patience needed when pushing to plank. The shift only has to be a tiny amount because the goal is to keep the weight on top of the hands and finish in the handstand rather than pushing all the way to plank.
One recommendation would be to try stomach to wall HSPU variations where the goal is to either hit HS or push weight into the wall to help feel the shift and body position for the eventual freestanding variation. Of course, only trying this variation if handstands are comfortable for you because you could fall past vertical very easily if you are only used to back to wall variations. Be smart on which variation to try and see if you can have a spotter there when testing out some of the newer variations. Hope that helps!
@@PowerMonkeyFitness Thank you very much: I understand.:)
I love your content - there are much new information which I didn’t heard before in all your videos. 👍
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In dealing with “older” CrossFit athletes should you keep them in the tripod position (knees on triceps) before advancing to headstands? Where does hand balancing tripods (floating your head out of the tripod) come into the equation?
Thanks for the question Robert! Simpler variations are always helpful to the learning process to help create more stepping stones along the way. Knees on elbows in tripod is a great step to getting more comfortable inverted while also taking some of the stress off the triceps. As mentioned in the video, here you could also do wall facing variations as another tool to help find the balance when fully extended. The shoulderstand will come later down the road once the headstand is fully developed. It can be a strong static hold position to work on its own, but it will also have great transferability to your deficit work and more in line the positioning in the front rack strict press.
@@ddurante11 thanks Dave. Always learn so much from these and they are also great reminders for us coaches to break it back down to basics and not over complicate things.
What is it with peoples fetish of doing an easier version of an exercise and then pretending they’re doing the real thing. These are not handstand push ups, these are headstand push ups. I don’t jog a mile and say I sprinted it
Thanks for the note. When done correctly, easier versions of movements can be a great building blocks for any skill development. In fact, I would highly encourage athletes of all levels to use simplified variations to learn correct movement mechanics and patterns to build toward higher level variations. No skill is all or nothing. In the gymnastics world we would still consider these handstand push ups. The handstand is still the start and finish of the skill. Just as a tuck and straddle planche are still a planches. Doesn't have to only be full planche to be considered a planche. All skills are derived some a simpler building block.
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