Comments on: Headstands and Handstands

By: Head/forearm stand | Mark's Daily Apple Health and Fitness Forum page

Head/forearm stand | Mark's Daily Apple Health and Fitness Forum page — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:52:37 +0000

[...] I did a headstand tutorial a while ago that you might find helpful. It's one of my older tutorials from when I first started [...]

By: Al Kavadlo – We're Working Out! » Training to do a Planche

Al Kavadlo – We're Working Out! » Training to do a Planche — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:37:50 +0000

[...] are several positions to practice while building up towards this, such as headstands, handstands and the crow (aka frogstand). It’s also helpful to practice planche variations with bent arms [...]

By: Al Kavadlo » Hand Balancing: The Crow (Bakasana)

Al Kavadlo » Hand Balancing: The Crow (Bakasana) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:08:55 +0000

[...] Because the crow helps to build hand and wrist control, it is a great pose to practice to help with handstands. It’s often a good idea to practice the two concurrently–one skill improves the [...]

By: Al Kavadlo » Body Weight Training: All You Need is You!

Al Kavadlo » Body Weight Training: All You Need is You! — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:13:54 +0000

[...] You can gradually progress to walking your feet up the wall all the way until you wind up doing handstand pushups! On the other side of it, if you keep your feet on the floor and walk your hands up on to a [...]

By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:40:40 +0000

Good point, Dan. A hands-free headstand is an advanced posture and should probably not be attempted by someone until they've gotten very comfortable with other styles of headstands first.

As far as the risk/benefit question goes, that is up to the individual to decide for themselves.

This is a good opportunity for me to mention that if you try any of this stuff on your own, you are doing so at your own risk.

By: Dan Budiac

Dan Budiac — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:28:39 +0000

I'm sure there's a valid explanation of how a hands-free headstand strengthens your neck muscles, but that looks dangerous! Are the potential benefits really worth the risk of neck injury?

By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:49:21 +0000

Thanks, Marc–glad you like the site! Keep checking back for updates. This is just the beginning!

By: Marc

Marc — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:26:27 +0000

Dude. That's impressive!

Great job on the site, btw.

By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:48:00 +0000

By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:40:40 +0000