Mathieu *Gamer Unleashed* Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 I took a video of my handstand practice today. It's rather long but there are some pretty good ones on there (if I may say so myself) Thanks This was helpfull since it will help me unserstand how I can practice to get off the wall:) (started to try today and already I saw a lot of things I can do better with your help) Quote Mathieu *Gamer Unleashed*,Level 4 Hobit scoutSTR 8|DEX 5|STA 7|CON 6|WIS 7|CHA 4 Endomondo, Google+, Gamer unleashed's blog, famille-active's blog1rst challenge, 2nd challenge, 3rd challenge, Link to comment
Cavilie Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I started practicing freestanding in my house - pretty lame. I landed most of them in bridge on my couch - I really need to work on the pirouette bail or something. Tomorrow. With my hubby spotting. I filmed it all, and my form was BAD. I know I have pretty good form on the wall, and alright form at gymnastics - I think it was fear. More to work on. I did get a couple of ~2 sec holds... Bleh. Not my best. But practicing freestanding at home is a big step because I am very scared of my hardwood floors! Quote Cavilie - Level 4 AssassinChapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4Handstand PVP 7 WIS|2 STA|4.25 CHA|7.75 DEX|1 CON|3.75 STR "If you can’t take a little bloody nose, maybe you oughtta go back home and crawl under your bed. It’s not safe out here. It’s wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it’s not for the timid." Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation ('Q Who?') Link to comment
raptron Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Gymnastics floor handstands and hardwood floor handstands are pretty different. I would not be discouraged. Quote Raptron, alot assassin 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
Harika Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Hard floor might be easier to balance on than something soft, it moves less. Alternatively, sinking into carpet might aid balance by holding one's hands. Quote Species: Elven Vampire Class: Assassin Magic Numbers pvp Heroes vs Villains Link to comment
DinoBytes Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 what an inspiring forum! I'm so glad I found out where all the handstand peeps are at finally.I've been working handstands pretty much every day for maybe a month now, I hope it's not too late to join you guys until December 31st? My starting point (nov 4) at the beginning of when this challenge started, I was pretty close to the wall and pretty heavily reliant on it for over shooting or for over compensating. But yesterday (Nov 22) I was pretty self sufficient. still not rock solid yet and I lost balance and often don't make it up each time, I think it's at about 10-12 seconds now? hopefully longer by the time this challenge is done. For anyone looking for a better way of timing the handstand, set up a timer or a stop watch on your phone and look at it when you get your handstand remember that number, then focus on the handstand until you lose balance. then look at the number again and you'll know! Quote Quest: Run, aerial silks, handbalancing, and Roue Cyr Life Goal: Professional cirque performer (secret identity) and Data engineer Link to comment
Abtacha Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Welcome DinoBytes!You did improve quite a bit in between those videos. The first one has an interesting ankle, I'm going to take one like that just to see what it looks like. Quote - Abtacha -Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4"Conquer yourself and the world lies at your feet.""Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever, and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow."- Saint Ausgustine - Link to comment
DinoBytes Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Thank you!, I like your video as well. You had some great holds. And, well, the first one was taken in a room with a lot of furniture and not enough wall space so that's why it's such a weird angle. I'm glad you like it though maybe unintentionally artsy? Keep practicing! Quote Quest: Run, aerial silks, handbalancing, and Roue Cyr Life Goal: Professional cirque performer (secret identity) and Data engineer Link to comment
Ignis Fatuus Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I actually managed to breifly find the balance point before my feet hit the wall. I couldn't hold it for any significant amount of time, but still, progress is progress. Quote Better Living through Reckless* Experimentation *But well documented Link to comment
Cavilie Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Words not needed. Quote Cavilie - Level 4 AssassinChapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4Handstand PVP 7 WIS|2 STA|4.25 CHA|7.75 DEX|1 CON|3.75 STR "If you can’t take a little bloody nose, maybe you oughtta go back home and crawl under your bed. It’s not safe out here. It’s wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it’s not for the timid." Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation ('Q Who?') Link to comment
18ck Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Words not needed.Whoo! Quote Level 20 Ferret Demon Scout STR 43 | DEX 21 | STA 49 | CON 30 | WIS 45 | CHA 21 Challenges: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 Instagram | Wordpress | Twitter | Linkedin | Goodreads | Facebook: *spits* I despise facebook! Valeu a pena? Tudo vale a pena Se a alma não é pequena. Link to comment
QuirkyDM Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Handstand report from my challenge thread:2) Handstand. No picture as not much has changed. I've been opening my shoulders as suggested by Mad Hatter on the PVP forum, and I'm pushing off the wall to hold a stand. I can do 3-4 seconds at a time. When I get it to something a little higher, I'll start practicing kick ups. There's still 4 weeks to go, so I can afford to spend more time with fundamentals. Yesterday was the first day I didn't practice though. With my toe, I couldn't even hand walk up the wall and I was pretty worried about landing on it from a pirouette bail, too. My upper back has been tired the last few days, so it might not be a horrible thing to let it recover. I'll hopefully get back in to it today. Quote Quirky DM My Battle Log: QuirkyDM going Quazy "Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." Link to comment
Ignis Fatuus Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Can we make that puppy our mascot? 1 Quote Better Living through Reckless* Experimentation *But well documented Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Handstand report from my challenge thread:2) Handstand. No picture as not much has changed. I've been opening my shoulders as suggested by Mad Hatter on the PVP forum, and I'm pushing off the wall to hold a stand. I can do 3-4 seconds at a time. When I get it to something a little higher, I'll start practicing kick ups. There's still 4 weeks to go, so I can afford to spend more time with fundamentals. Yesterday was the first day I didn't practice though. With my toe, I couldn't even hand walk up the wall and I was pretty worried about landing on it from a pirouette bail, too. My upper back has been tired the last few days, so it might not be a horrible thing to let it recover. I'll hopefully get back in to it today.Hope your toe heals quickly. Checked out your challenge thread, it made made laugh. Hard days as side kick to Frogman Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Mdowning Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 I'm so close to kicking up successfully! I end up kicking too hard and slamming into the wall then falling down, but I'm almost there. I'm pretty excited about the progress I've made Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment
Mdowning Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 I'm so close to kicking up successfully! I end up kicking too hard and slamming into the wall then falling down, but I'm almost there. I'm pretty excited about the progress I've made Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
DinoBytes Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 awesome! that's so exciting to see yourself make progress! Quote Quest: Run, aerial silks, handbalancing, and Roue Cyr Life Goal: Professional cirque performer (secret identity) and Data engineer Link to comment
quietmuse Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Walked up the wall into a 52 second wall hold! _Kicked_ up into a 20-30 second wall handstand! Progress... Working on bettering my alignment rather than the arched-back hold. Arched back feels harder but more stable. (that made sense to me.) At some point, should probably take some form check pictures/video. Can we make that puppy our mascot?+1 :-) Quote quietmuse, level 4 fledgling assassin STR 9 | DEX 7.5 | STA 10.5 | CON 5 | WIS 4 | CHA 4 My Blog Challenge 4 | 3 |2 | 1 (archived) Handstand PvP Link to comment
Abtacha Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Quietmuse, videos and pictures help a lot. even more than someone giving you pointers. You may think you're doing it a certain way but you're not. Quote - Abtacha -Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4"Conquer yourself and the world lies at your feet.""Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever, and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow."- Saint Ausgustine - Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Yay, so much fantastic progress in here!!! Quote Link to comment
BlackWidowEowyn Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Yay for EVERYBODY! do ALL the handstands Quote BlackWidowEowynLvl 6 Hobbit Assassin"Obstacles can't stop you, problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you. " – J. Gitomer"A vision of a champion is someone who is bent over drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when no one else is watching. "– Anson DorranceMy kick in the Pants, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5@missmajachere Link to comment
Cavilie Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Can we make that puppy our mascot?+2 Quote Cavilie - Level 4 AssassinChapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4Handstand PVP 7 WIS|2 STA|4.25 CHA|7.75 DEX|1 CON|3.75 STR "If you can’t take a little bloody nose, maybe you oughtta go back home and crawl under your bed. It’s not safe out here. It’s wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it’s not for the timid." Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation ('Q Who?') Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Did my handstands today, but it was pretty much just a check the box kind of thing. My shoulders were pretty much toast after my workout. Not sore, but not strong So some ended up as wall planks and some were just short-none were amazing. Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Abtacha Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 You can't be amazing all the time, Elastigirl! You have to have a normal day in between or your amazing will be your normal. Quote - Abtacha -Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4"Conquer yourself and the world lies at your feet.""Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever, and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow."- Saint Ausgustine - Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 You can't be amazing all the time, Elastigirl! You have to have a normal day in between or your amazing will be your normal.True. And today was better. Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Pfft yes you can and you are. Your abilities to do handstands on the other hand can fluctuate day to day. Don't mix those up. Quote Link to comment
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