Handstand question?

Question

I want to learn how to do the handstand (cause I heard it helps with learning to bboy)...

Wat muscles r used when u r doing a handstand? And wat r some exercises I can do to strengthen those muscles?

Answer 1

well in an effective hand stand you are really using all your muscles. And well you would definetly want to help build up some wrist strength and flexibility, a good way to do this is to tye a piece of string onto a weigth, and then attatch a peice of wood or something to the string. Then just roll up the string over the peice of wood and roll it up slowly, then back down. That will get them strong in no time.

Answer 2

When you do a hand stand practice on the wall try more doing push ups and flex your leg muscles when you do a hand stand

Answer 3

Your arms- the best thing to do is just work on your balance and at first practice up against a wall, then move farther and farther away from the wall until you can do one without the help of the wall. Good luck!

Answer 4

Start with headstand.  Graduate to a handstand.

(Kind of hard to explain.  I'll try my best.)

Think of your body like a tripod:  The three legs of the tripod will be your head, left arm and right arm.

Put the top of your head on the ground.

The important part is not aligning your head with your hands - they should not be in a straight line.  Your head is the top of a triangle and each hand is placed on the lower corners.  

Put your hands on the ground (in the right spots).

If your head and hands are in the right places, you'll see that your arms are in a bent position making the shape of an "L".  If you can't see your hands or arms, they are too far back and need to be more in front of you.  

Bring your right knee to your right elbow.  Rest your knee on top of your arm a.k.a. the tricep.  Once you have your knee in a comfortable position, leave it there and do the same thing on the other side.  

Here's where you practice your balance.

Try to stay in this crab-like position for as long as you can.  Its the pre-phase of a headstand.

Once you find yourself doing this part for long periods of time, your body is ready for you to try to push your legs up torwards the sky.  Point your toes and flex your tummy.  Keeping your balance in your tripod (head and arms).

Again, it's practing staying flexed in your body and balance.

Once you get this headstand down and can do it for a long time, you are ready to do a handstand.

Just like you would a push-up, push your body away from the ground.  Becuase you've practing your balance this should get easier and easier.

Good luck!  

If you're practing this alone, sometimes a wall can be a great spotter.  With your back facing the wall.

Answer 5

Work out your abdominal muscles and do inverted pushups ... also DO HANDSTANDS!

Answer 6

im a cheerleader and at first i couldnt do a good handstand but really its balance. but u do need strong biceps and triceps to hold urself up! so start lifting weights! :D

Answer 7

When doing a handstand, you use your tricepts and bicepts.

Building up your arms helps them become stronger and more able to support the weight of your whole body when your in the air.

I suggest lifting weights, push-ups, bench-pressing, and pull- ups to help strengthen your arms.

Answer 8

In a handstand, you are using your seat (but) and core (stomach) muscles.

You start with a lunge (one leg is in front of the other, and bent: http://z.about.com/d/yoga/1/5/z/1/highlu...

Then, put your hands on the ground while kicking up to a handstand.

Squeeze your seat and core muscles. They will help you stay up. Remember to fall on your but if you can't kick back down.

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