I kick up, the heel of the lead foot hits the wall, the push-leg doesn't quite make it, and I chicken out and come right back down.
On the plus side, since waaay back at the beginning of the month when I kicked up the first time that day at the office, I hadn't really tried to kick up again. So today, the first day really giving that a shot, I was able to do it several times. I think I will not get a full handtand accomplished this month because of my big exercise layoff at the beginning, but I will make it my goal for next month.
After my failure to make it stick, I flipped around, and did some other work on the wall, including Half Handstand - you know, the right angle one? - and also some practice on standing splits where I then lift the base foot off the ground and just stand on my hands with the one supporting leg way up the wall. I just need to invest the time in the wall work, so I can flip it around and capitalize on my ability to kick up.
Also, a colleage at work has been reading Rodney Yee's book. He has you practice handstand in a door frame, with your back against one side, and your feet walking up the other side. I SO want to try that, too! That would skip the kicking up part, and let me ease into both feet up, but also with the wall at my back.
I think I just need to gain the confidence for standing on my hands and maybe develop some muscle memory in my core about what it feels like to be inverted like that.
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Date: 2010-10-27 06:36 pm (UTC)On the plus side, since waaay back at the beginning of the month when I kicked up the first time that day at the office, I hadn't really tried to kick up again. So today, the first day really giving that a shot, I was able to do it several times. I think I will not get a full handtand accomplished this month because of my big exercise layoff at the beginning, but I will make it my goal for next month.
After my failure to make it stick, I flipped around, and did some other work on the wall, including Half Handstand - you know, the right angle one? - and also some practice on standing splits where I then lift the base foot off the ground and just stand on my hands with the one supporting leg way up the wall. I just need to invest the time in the wall work, so I can flip it around and capitalize on my ability to kick up.
Also, a colleage at work has been reading Rodney Yee's book. He has you practice handstand in a door frame, with your back against one side, and your feet walking up the other side. I SO want to try that, too! That would skip the kicking up part, and let me ease into both feet up, but also with the wall at my back.
I think I just need to gain the confidence for standing on my hands and maybe develop some muscle memory in my core about what it feels like to be inverted like that.
Thoughts?