Guy with Stick Arms Learns the Bent Arm Press Handstand in 703 Days
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- I learned the bent arm press handstand in 703 days. Be sure to check out how I did it!
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703 is a lot higher of a number than I'm used to seeing in these titles. Immense dedication.
True- and props to geek climber for being honest about his progress!! Truly impressive, keep it up!!
Yeah like 20 times higher
Thanks! I also believe that one of the biggest sell point of my channel is being an honest fitness UA-camr. There aren't a lot of honest fitness UA-camrs left these days.
Finally someone who gives a real number
@@GeekClimberI totally agree there are fitness UA-camrs saying they got from tuck front lever to front lever in 30 Day And we all know cap
This video is a testament to the power of determination and discipline. Your journey to mastering the bent arm press handstand is truly inspiring - keep up the fantastic work!
If he would actually just commit to building more muscle and increase his ohp, he would have gotten the bent arm press in few months
" the only thing i felt in my shoulders was weakness" is summing up my own training pretty well :D
Man, this is my first video i am watching on your channel, but with this level of dedication and nice form of content, you got a subscriber for life earned! Btw good luck with your child!
Thank you for this incredibly inspiring video. Your level of dedication is amazing.
Congrats, you did great 😊
really appreciate your vid,
result needs time, a lot of time
i'm in the road like you to get Handstand
Love your video!
Patience and consistency are the key to achieve what we need, anything that makes us feel so satisfied and happy ❤
Great work and dedication and effort dude!!!
Learn Capoeira! It's fun, it's culture, it looks cool and it benefits from what you've already learned while also challenging you in new ways without surrounding you with violent assholes who just wanna hurt you.
This is still impressive despite the days it takes. You’re so dedicated
Simply amazing. Thank you for inspiring me! You're awesome
For a guy who brings out a protractor for a front lever, you do things so inefficiently naturally that it makes me feel better about my progress.
i love these videos
Guy really had a baby faster then he learned to bent arm press handstand
This is very impressive. May I ask what you meant by 703 days is 703 consecutive days or only the day that you have trained for the skill? If it is the latter one it takes significantly more time than two years. If that is the case how much time did you use in general?
respect
Im trying to progress tuck planche to hand stand and still cant do the transition due to excessive strain on shoulders....
imagine the downstairs neighbor...
HSPU skills are the most frustrating thing I've ever trained in calisthenics. It took me 3+ years to get a (very crappy) handstand pushup and still the movement doesn't feel consistent or controlled.
Is the chart at 0:41 available online or as a pdf? Looks like a great way to track progress and balance between movements
This is crazy inspiring man.
I just had a kid myself, and the fact that you still find time to train speaks volumes about your character!
I realized kids will imitate what the parents do daily, so an additional motivation to train this at home is to set a good example for my son haha.
@@GeekClimber this is even more motivational than the training itself
Is he a single parent?
@@ceciliai.ogwude2845 when the woman says you must do the night shift with baby and go and work during the day. No time to breathe 😂
@@MrSagsta lol....
27 days short of 2 years. This is dedication guys. This video is the most inspirational one, not only because how long it took you to do it, but because of the circumstances you had to surpass as well - 0 push training, short stick arms & not fit shoulders, being a dad and failing your first goal - and you still did it. Mad respect
*47 days but it's cool
@@dionysianapollomarx Pretty sure it is 27 days
Geek Climber you're a beast!!! To balance fatherhood, a full-time job, rock climbing, calisthenics, and video editing is extremely hard! Also, your video was funny, well-structured, concise, and clear - I haven't found a single UA-camr who makes this style of video better than you (even though I spend A LOT of time watching this style of video). I definitely learned some valuable points for not only my training, but also my future videos. As for a potential next skill you can train, maybe one that won't injure you as much as the press to handstand :)
Don’t get me wrong geek climber has a great editing style and type of videos but a UA-camr called MBS made a video called “learning the front lever from zero” which was a very greatly edited video that keeps the audience engaged even if they aren’t knowledgeable in calisthenics
Thanks for sharing the video. It was pretty good 👍
Good luck man! I will admit that one of the reason I injured myself so many times is that I want to make a video of me learning it in a short time like "30 days" to go viral, since the longer it takes me to learn the less chance of the video going viral.
@@GeekClimber it's not going to help with the going viral but FWIW the struggle is what I love these videos for. If you can do stuff like that in 30 days it's got to be 80% genetics and natural talent. I want to see the sweat, tears, and dumb mistakes because that is what it takes for the average guy (yours truly) to get it. Three years in and I still can't hold a 60s handstand.
@@GeekClimberbro I just subbed for your dedication, this is truly inspiring
The fact that you stuck with it for 703 days is awesome! That kind of determination is inspirational since I’ve been working on my pressing strength as well
You got this!
@@GeekClimber acc. To u what wud be the pre requisites for a planche pushup ?
"The only thing I felt in my shoulders was weakness". That was straight to my heart, man 😵
I knew I can't be the only one that experiences this 🤣!
You are not! Also something similar, frog handstand is unnatural to me too. 😂
As a bigger guy who can barely do 8 pull-ups in a row but can do pushups and presses like these without much difficulty, it was interesting to hear how he didn't get sore this is exactly how I feel when training pulling exercises and I've never heard anyone describe this
Have you tried pulling more exclusively? Drop your sets even to 1-3 reps, but emphasise pulling higher, with stronger/better form .
I had the same problem with pullups.
Corrections-
YOU GOTTA RETRACT YOUR SCAPULA WHILE PULLING UP
THIS WILL MAKE YOUR SPINE SLIGHTLY BEND AND YOU WILL FEEL YOUR LATS ENGAGED :)
@@davidthomas1424 thank you, I've been trying to reduce my reps and switch to an easier progression like Australian pull-ups and that's been working alot better for me
I think you've lost the ability to call yourself a guy with stick arms :)
Well done! You are a real inspiration!
Congratulations bro the dedication and discipline you have is unbeliveable
This is absolutely impressive! Training for 703 and not giving up shows what kind of commitment you have...
the fact that you took 703 days is not a point of embarrasment, it's actually one of inspiration! love to see the persistance and dedication. i would still look forward to you trying for the front planche again.
We went indoor climbing for the first time. You mostly then magnus inspired us to go. Our kids loved i. I did too. You are getting me to try different movements and see what's possible with practice when it's impossible today. I can finally handstand for 5 seconds. After 5 months of light practice. Your tips were very helpful. Strength side too.
The progressive reps and lower intensity is way quicker than just struggle one reps. Once a day, for months.
That's awesome to know! Thanks for sharing!
I like your honesty about injuries and mistakes at the beginning in this video. Right now im in the middle of similiar journey with front lever and I have similiar issues with doing dragon flag progressions like you had with pike pushup. I also wanted to go to the next progression as nothing works, but now I feel warned what it can leads to. Thanks!
15:38 I suggest practicing going slow on the way down because you might injure your knees from the impact. I learned this the hard way xd
From my experience, it is easier to start with the tuck pike push up position (similar to tuck planche) and then push your body up to the hand stand position.
Once the shoulders get stronger, we can move to adv tuck and then straight legs pike push up position. Good to see you back with this kind of video.
Waiting for handstand push up
My favorite part of all these types of videos you make is when you finally succeed and all that hard work/training you performed pays off. It really puts a smile on my face!
This is amazing. Congrats on your persistence! Definitely an inspiration. My progress is really slow (being a woman in her 40s doesn't help) and I have accepted that a lot of what I want to do might take a few years, but it can still be a little demoralizing sometimes.
One thing I've noticed in these videos is how much progression you get after having just a single coaching session or sometimes just a conversation with a coach about the problems you're having. I just watched your handstand video and now this one. Obviously hard work and dedication are needed and you have it, but having someone with the knowledge and experience to steer you and correct misconceptions is such a massive help.
Well goes to show that don't need muscle bulk to do some strength exercises. An impressive one-arm pull up with "stick arms"
I feel bad because I learned this so damn quickly 😅😅
I do struggle a lot with pullups though
Yooo so sick.
I would love to see you learn this with piked legs next. Just lever them up from the hip instead of bending the knees.
Then progress to straight arm press with either pike/straddle and perhaps you can break down the science as to why pike is easier for some people and straddle is easier for others. Also explain the levers and how much force is required for the straight arm press. I have a mate who can do it soooo easily but I struggle with straight arm presses even though i'm much stronger than him. It seems my hips don't get as stacked over my shoulders before I begin the press compared to his perfect line.
The more flexible you are, the easier the straight arm press is. If you can't put your legs close to your body, then you have to lean more forward, which requires significantly more strength.
@@TheSalosful Yeah, cheers. I know. But I like it when geek climber breaks down the math.
My friend and I have completely different leverages and mass but we can both do it.
Congrats! Just want to say that i love these videos and i especially like that you share your training routine. I highly value your tips, much more than the tips of the popular calisthenics youtubers because your reasoning of why you do that and this excercise or method is always based on science or logic :)
15:18 love that this eyebrow raise is basically a stock gif in the Geek Climber universe now :)
Also, way to go! The celebration with the baby was such a great moment
🤣🤣 I am probably using that old stock footage a bit too much
Were there rest days? Or did you just try to hit every day possible?
Would love to get started on this progression, but I don't want to overtrain if that is a concern!
Thank you for the great content! And congrats, both on the baby and your successful bent arm press handstand!
Like your video as always but bro please be careful with your push ups, locking and hyper extending you elbow like this is very dangerous, you should always control and have a small flexion of arms whenever you do push ups to preserve your articulations and also to prevent it not going/breaking in the wrong/opposite way
Keep up the good work love u
This isnt meant as an insult, but I am fascinated by how slow your progress is with all things handstand. I dont know what your frequency is, and maybe thats the whole issue here, but you either are genetically ungifted for hand balancing, or your approach is just the worst possible one. I have found anything that has to do with handbalancing benefits from relentless daily practice, which of course is the opposite for strength skills, where propper rest is needed. For handbalancing, I feel like if you dont practice every day, its like taking 3 steps forward and 2 steps back with every rest day.
Of course, again, this isnt meant as an insult, just an observation. I admire your dedication to achieve the skill even after such a prolonged spell of failure.
"It took me 703 days to learn a non basic pushing skill like the bent-arm press-handstand, I know this is not impressive at all".
Probably the most contradictory sentence I've ever heard.
I feel realy bad 😐, After watching the video knowing i barely trained at all in the past 6 years i was like lets try to do it straight away,
And i managed over 5 seconds on the second try. I guess the form of the body you are born with matters a lot and also training for 8-9 straight years in martial arts before i totally stopped training doing any exercise probably helped aswell. To me it always felt like the mentality in which you come with while trying to do an exercise changes everything. When doubting myself it was bad from the begining otherway around it usually went realy well.
You’re fantastic! To stick to something for so long despite all your frustrations is really inspiring.
Really good video but I think my main takeaway is to get the right advice earlier in the process 😂
Where can I find the google sheet for all the difficulties of each workout and level required for it. Also, does it include which workouts to do with them?
I learned it in 90 days from 3 pushups
Gratz on being a dad. I envy you. Finding the right person to have a child with is not easy.
You were the guy who taught me to handstand. But I set my sights on this move and made it one of my year's goals for 2022. I don't catch my balance every time but when I do, I can stay there until I get bored
Does anyone know where to find the firs graph with all the exercises? Also, great video!
Any chance you would provide a Dropbox of that Excel spreadsheet?
Well done! I'm also working on this exercise. Your hints will help me, thank you. One question: can you tell me the source of the chart displayed at 0:38?
Think it's from the overcoming gravity book. There is a redit group that has links that might be what you're after
Hey, is the diagram with the different moves and their difficulty levels publicly available somewhere?
Thanks for another inspiring video, I really appreciate your content 😊
I found this, idk if the tree diagramm is also available.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19l4tVfdTJLheLMwZBYqcw1oeEBPRh8mxngqrCz2YnVg/edit#gid=2032740838
😮 you are the master of persistence 💪 strength of mind & will is insane. I’m barely starting pike push ups and two sets of wall assisted hand stands once a week. Inspired to try more regularly. Happy New Year - dad!
HANDSTAND PUSH UP TIME MY GUY 😉
Congrats man, that's a big accomplishment! I hope to climb with you again one day. It would be sick to make a video with you 😁
he is the true underdog king :P , he has no huge muscle mass or huge developed power, but he still perfects or succeed all power-control exercises. Big respect ^^ No excuses for us all to give up on hard movements. :)
maybe 10 seconds !!😂😂😂😂 haha love it! Congrats mate
Man, I have seen many of your videos and they are inspiring. But these recent advanced skills videos might be a mistake (OAP, Front Lever...). You refuse to get stronger for these skills and so skip many muscle development because you don't want to be muscular. I respect that but this is the reason you get so many injuries and it is dangerous that others see this, as they can also get injured too. I have been training by first building muscle, I have gained 10 Kg or 22 pounds of muscle in the past two years. So I learned this skill last July in less than one month with no injuries and problems. Also I have learned with perfect form which you don't achieve. You end up in the handstand with the shoulders slightly protracted and that's why you loose balance immediately when you get to the handstand position. You should rethink these strategies, not only for your health, as well as for the rest of the climbing/calisthenics technique.
Congrats on the kid geek climber. Looking forward to "teaching my son calisthenics" videos in a few years.
Hi Jason, I. Really liked all your honest and detailed explanations. I have been practicing the press to handstand and weight training overhead press. I train with a buddy to ensure safety. I have rigged up a pulley system that straps around my ankles and the weight offsets my bodyweight by 20lbs (started with about 70lbs). Starting in the headstand position, I am close to doing a press to handstand! I am 67 yo and things take a little longer so bags of patience is needed. I have been doing calisthenics for 3 years now and also subscribe to the excellent Calisthenics Movement program. It is great to see your realistic time frame and detailed progress with all the failures along the way. Keep the excellent videos coming please.
YAY now the advanced tuck planche is finally the next video!
Loved your honesty with this video. Truly speaks to how difficult much of a challenge physical goals can be, but also how determination and being willing to change your approach can be so important. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your experience! Great video! Greetings from 🇨🇱
0:25 where is this chart from?
It's not in Overcoming Gravity, I just checked. Hopefully he shares where he got it from or puts it on his website for us to access. 🙏 Very handy!
Great job man. Sometimes I get nosebleeds too when I try handstand type stuff though your strength is far above mine
Couldn’t have asked for a better reaction!
this is very inspiring, I've been stuck in the same progression as you, I'll start to implement your suggestions in the next trainings!
This speaks to me in so many ways, especially all the injuries and attempts at using weights/machines to try and build up strength for this safely. Maybe I’ll try and get back on this journey again (if my shoulder ever properly heals) while learning how you overcame your mistakes and hurdles.
It is impressive! The patience and dedication behind this expecially. A lot of people would have given up after half a year
703 days! This is dedication!!! Love your videos, insights and the impossible skills you finally learn!
PS. In fact, I learned the straight arm handstand press first because I'm more flexible and this position felt better for me :D Took a lot of time as well to understand the technique and balance well...
Love this type of video where you show your honest journey to accomplishing a calisthenics goal!
I always value greatly your views and approaches to these as I'm also learning these skills currently working on HSPU and press to HS. Thank you for another great video and keep making great content!
3:41 Don't know why this made me laugh but it did
"The only thing i felt in my shoulder is weakness" so real bro
This was truly one of the most inspiring videos I've ever watched. -- Congratulations on your new baby! But yes, your dedication is admirable. I was so happy for you when you achieved your goal! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. I know that hard work goes into achieving what you say you want and all too often, I've given up on things way too soon!. Thank you for this video.
You don't have Stick Arms bro
Eres increíble hermano. La disciplina y perseverancia que tienes, es impresionante.
Porfavor no pares de hacer estos videos. Literal son los mejores tutoriales de Calistenia en todo UA-cam. Especialmente porque empatizas con los novatos.
Es el mejor
703days bruhhh its more than 2 years.
where do you get that skill table list from?
I love how he was able to ask for help and take advice from others, many people hold back from doing that and end up missing out on so much knowledge.
16yo girl here! you got crazy dedication, love seeing your video’s! been trying to begin with calithenics myself but got a long way to go until I can do a correct push up😭 any tips for beginners? :)
Push-ups are not easy! I watched the tutorial video from calimove: ua-cam.com/video/IODxDxX7oi4/v-deo.html to learn the technique.
@@GeekClimber thanks! I really appreciate it 🙆🏻♀️
Where do you get the graphic shown at 0:24?
Dude your content is so inspiring. Your approach to the problems feels so close to what I think about doing but I just don't apply myself as hard. I really have to commend your effort and I am 100% trying some of your achievements.
You do something right no one notices anything...
you do it wrong slightly
It's easy for people to criticize.
The road the perfection is a long one.
3:57 such a good feeling to hit that next level!
Wow that is absolutely amazing
Great video and glad to see you're still killing it as a dad.
Looks like you're really limited by your handstand balance at the end, not the press.
Over the years I've attempted a number of the skills you've made videos on (sometimes before, sometimes after your video) and I've always found your insights super helpful.
I know training plans don't transfer easily, but I'm curious what your training volume for this project was, and whether you focused on it exclusively.
老哥 这是中式口音吗？感觉口音很熟悉
Fun fact - I learned it in 13 days 🎉🎉🎉🎉
No one cares
Hey man, great dedication but why didn’t you work on your handstand first? Looked like you didn’t have much push in your wrists and handstand is a lot of wrist and a bit of balance, you can easily compensate for the balance with your wrists. Still very informative, I’ll try and get that same move as fast as possible for my planche. I might already be able to do it but I’ll try and get it with straight legs.
Huge respect for all the invaluable information spread out across these videos
I bet developing your posterior chain would have increased your strength with lifting your legs up. You probably don't do deadlifts, right?
I am in complete awe at your perseverance, dedication and ultimate success. 👏
Impressive journey mate! Mad respect for the dedication of 703 days