MONDAY 11/21/16
3 separate Reverse Tabata: (:10 work/:20 rest)
- Floor Handstand
- Half Handstand
- Wall Handstand
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The goal for today is to improve our body position as we move upside down into a handstand. Making sure we hold a slight hollow shape with wrists, shoulders, hips, and feet all stacked directly on top of each other.
FLOOR HANDSTAND
Laying facedown on the floor with hands against the wall. Begin by tightening your core and trying to round your armpits into the floor. Then squeeze your glutes and legs. Finally, try to push yourself away from the wall and hold.
HALF HANDSTAND
With your feet supported on a block, walk your hands in so that your wrists, shoulders, and hips are stacked. Engage your core to keep a slight hollow position in your ribs. Ears should be between your arms, but slightly turned up so you can just barely see the floor between your hands.
This can be made more difficult by lifting one leg straight into the air and squeezing your glutes.
WALL HANDSTAND
Kick up to handstand with your back against the wall. Hands should be NO MORE than 2" away from the wall. Heels will be the only body part touching the wall. Head in line with ears between shoulders. Squeeze your glutes and push yourself as tall as possible.
This can be modified by turning around with belly against the wall. Walk your hands in as close to the wall as possible.