Elastigirl Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 okay, here's a little preview of some of my WIP on mexicans and scorpians.. I hope to see more improvements as I become more flexible in my back. also... tilt your heads... sorry.Beautiful 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
Urzie Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Wow.. You guys are doing great at handstands! I'm in as soon as my forearms get better. I hope this thing won't set me back too much.. #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - currentJuggling PvP, Squat PvP, HOoRAY Link to comment
Raevn Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Question for the upside downers! When I do my handstands, my left hand gets pretty numb. No tingles or shooting pains or anything like that, just numb. A year or two ago I developed some sort of tendonitis in my left elbow. It's mostly gone now, but my arm does tend to go numb if I sleep on it while bent. I'm thinking it has something to do with that, but maybe it's more to do with wrist flexibility. Anyone heard of this before? RaevnLevel 2 Wood Elf AssassinChallenges 1 | 2 “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.†- John F. Kennedy Link to comment
Urzie Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 I have this thing where my pinky and ringfinger goes numb.. I know I have some knots in my elbows causing this, and it all comes from tightness in the teres muscles. I don't know if this is what you have.. But you might have some muscle knots causing some pinned nerves... #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - currentJuggling PvP, Squat PvP, HOoRAY Link to comment
The Beard Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 This is a great thread. I've posted this elsewhere, but I might as well post here too! So I've been working on my freestanding handstands and right now my max is 6 seconds. What are things you have done to increase your time balancing? Hollow holds and practicing the crow pose have been suggested so far, but just checking to see if there are other exercises I can do in conjunction with them. Level 3 Bearded Assassin Str: 10 Dex: 9 Sta: 6 Con: 7 Wis: 4 Cha: 3 Current Challenge: Respawn Past Challenges: 1 2 3 Daily Battle Log Album "I'm not losing weight. I'm getting rid of it. I have no intention of ever finding it again." Link to comment
Ignis Fatuus Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Tonight I tried doing handstands on push-up stands (they are the curved type, so I don't know if they are technically paralettes), with mixed results. It seems like I could hold for a little bit longer, but it was harder to get up and put more strain on my wrists and forearms, which is the opposite of what I was expecting. I'll try it again a few more times. They may just take some getting used to. This is a great thread. I've posted this elsewhere, but I might as well post here too! So I've been working on my freestanding handstands and right now my max is 6 seconds. What are things you have done to increase your time balancing? Hollow holds and practicing the crow pose have been suggested so far, but just checking to see if there are other exercises I can do in conjunction with them.I have just started doing piked push ups. I don't know that they will help as far as balance goes, but they work a lot of the muscles you use in handstands. Also, they are a step on the way to handstand push ups. 1 Better Living through Reckless* Experimentation *But well documented Link to comment
Raevn Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I have this thing where my pinky and ringfinger goes numb.. I know I have some knots in my elbows causing this, and it all comes from tightness in the teres muscles. I don't know if this is what you have.. But you might have some muscle knots causing some pinned nerves... From the few massages that I've had, I can tell that that general area is very tight on both sides, though its more focused upwards toward the upper shoulder area. I don't know if that muscle specifically has a problem though. I'm pretty naive when it comes to muscle knots, how can you tell that you have one somewhere? Or is that the same as saying that it's tight? RaevnLevel 2 Wood Elf AssassinChallenges 1 | 2 “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.†- John F. Kennedy Link to comment
Urzie Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 My teres muscles are rock hard. When I have someone break them down it goes from hard to knots then muscle. If you have knots they will feel like lumps underneath your skin. You also have trigger points which are tiny pea sized lumps in your muscles. Both can be very painful when massaged. You might want to try some stretches and mobility exercises on your shoulders to losen them up. #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - currentJuggling PvP, Squat PvP, HOoRAY Link to comment
Raevn Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Alright, thanks for the help! RaevnLevel 2 Wood Elf AssassinChallenges 1 | 2 “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.†- John F. Kennedy Link to comment
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