Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Handstand skill work courtesy of CF Gymnastics

1. Handstand Complex
20s Hold + 10 straight arm side taps
Repeat for a total of 4 sets 

2. Set down PVC facing out from the wall. Kick up to handstand with one hand on each side of the PVC. Alternate between normal width and narrow by bringing the opposite hand over the PVC so that both hands are on same side of the PVC. Work on shifting weight from side to side.

Maintain hollow body while inverted - toes are pointed
Straddle if you need more stability 

For conditioning purposes TRY:
3 max effort sets - rest 1 to 2 min between sets to give wrists and shoulders a break


Notes: This is much harder right now with PVC especially when my left arm is the base and I am bringing the right arm to a narrow position. Was able to get approx. 7-9 reps in each of the 3 sets. 

3. Handstand Complex
1 Shoulder Tap (right/left)
1 straight arm side tap (right/left)
1 Strict HSPU

Repeat but add +1 rep to each skill until 4 reps -- then repeat again (rest about 90sec between sets)


Notes: Athlete should complete the entire sequence before increasing reps, i.e. shoulder taps into hip taps into hspu, then without coming off the wall go into another set (+1), etc..until 4 reps of each are finished.

This was difficult - especially at the end of all this other handstand work. First set I finished 3 reps of each before kicking down. I could only get 1 rep of each before coming off the wall for the second set.

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