KarateKid7 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 How can I build my self up to do these. I kno i need balance and I can do handstands just about which means I have the strength in my shoulders. Would you suggest doing them against a wall...or...? "Life is a journey, not a destination""Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless""Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangshi Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 (edited) I started against the wall . Only thing is you have to try not to use it . Depending on strength and balance you may need to rely on the wall for most of your stability and that is fine . As you progress you should be using the wall less and less . This does take concious effort on your part . After that move away from the wall a little at a time . I had spotters when i moved away from the wall completely but have seen people that just let themselves fall . It happens once in a while but at the point that you are ready to move away fron the wall completely you should be able to control your fall . You can land on your feet or break fall your way out of it easy enough. Once you are stable and no longer need help with that than get two blocks (one for each hand) about head height . This allows you to go down more . These ones hurt ALOT ! Good luck LEGAL DISCLAIMER These type of exercizes can be tough on the wrists elbows and shoulders ! If there is pain STOP !!! Edited March 21, 2005 by fangshi We are not so much individual beings as individual points of perception within one immense being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindsedgeblade Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 I've only tried once. My hands were so sweaty from bag rounds that I slid right down, and couldn't get back up. I have to start doing them after I test for my green belt. The best a man can hope foris, over the course of his lifetime,to change for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotokanKid Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 How do you do these? "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davison Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Not for me.Nope, too much work, i'll just stick to normal push-ups. Why punch someone when their on the ground when you can just kick them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarateKid7 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 Thanks for you contributions guys. Thing is, I am almost 17 and thus still growing, and i dont want to compress my spine and stop myself from growing. Will the handstand pushups hav an effect on my growth due to compression of vertebral discs? "Life is a journey, not a destination""Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless""Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorinryu Sensei Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 *yawn*...let me knowwhen you're ready to learn one handed, two finger hand stand pushups. My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangshi Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Karate kid - I am certainly not a doctor but unless you put weight on your legs while doing handstand pushups I see there being very little risk of any spinal reprecussions . I forgot to put in my last post try chin ups ( I think you might call them pull ups ) as a pre handstandpush up workout . They work the same muscles in a mirror image kind of way without the balance issue . I am still confussed about the push up thing . What varriations do you do ? Like I said I have been doing them for over 20 years and still do not have the proper strength to do the perfect form of several of the advanced varriations that I was taught while training in China . Shorinryu Sensei - I'm in . You can go first. We are not so much individual beings as individual points of perception within one immense being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chado Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I had someone hold there arm out and i used that to rest my legs on (instead of the wall) this way they were able to take it away a bit or grab my legs if necessary I was only able to do a few though, so I went back to other types of training and plan to try this again in the future when I've got more strength (and tolerance? I got really dizzy from having the blood rush to my head). Chado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangshi Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I had someone hold there arm out and i used that to rest my legs on (instead of the wall) this way they were able to take it away a bit or grab my legs if necessary ChadoYup , a spotter is by far the best way to go , not always available though . Try chin ups first . We are not so much individual beings as individual points of perception within one immense being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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