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Title: Doing Handstands
Post by: Method101 on February 22, 2009, 12:44:51 PM: Just been practising in my house, i got up a few times :) first time i'v tried since i was like 12 lol. Not bad for a guy who weighs around 215-230 at 6ft.2(booom)

can anyone here do these gymnastic movements?
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: EL Mariachi on February 22, 2009, 01:04:08 PM: are you bored, great thread bro
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: Hunter86 on February 22, 2009, 01:05:38 PM: sounds like someone needs a life
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: Method101 on February 22, 2009, 01:06:48 PM: Quote from: Hunter86 on February 22, 2009, 01:05:38 PM
sounds like someone needs a life
Are you saying that you just went and tried them and failed miserably so you came back and insulted me saying i have no life because i can do them and you can't?
:D
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: Method101 on February 22, 2009, 01:08:02 PM: Quote from: EL Mariachi on February 22, 2009, 01:04:08 PM
are you bored, great thread bro
fuck you. 8)
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: Hunter86 on February 22, 2009, 01:08:27 PM: Quote from: Method101 on February 22, 2009, 01:06:48 PM
Are you saying that you just went and tried them and failed miserably so you came back and insulted me saying i have no life because i can do them and you can't?
:D

I'm saying I have better things to do, like waste my life on getbig
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: spinnis on February 22, 2009, 01:30:26 PM: handstands and kickups, kickups took a while do learn thought, and It wasnt fun to learn lol.
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: bigbobs on February 22, 2009, 01:37:29 PM: Pics or you're lying! ;D

P.S. I'm not the one doing the headstands, last pictures proves it :)
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: spinnis on February 22, 2009, 01:41:15 PM: handstand Against something doesnt count lol
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: bigbobs on February 22, 2009, 01:43:49 PM: Quote from: Swede! on February 22, 2009, 01:41:15 PM
handstand Against something doesnt count lol

Oh well, at least I have pictures, that's more than most getbiggers can claim ;D
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: danielson on February 22, 2009, 01:47:41 PM: Rest your knees on your elbows and extend them. They are very easy to do.
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: spinnis on February 22, 2009, 01:49:40 PM: Quote from: bigbobs on February 22, 2009, 01:43:49 PM
Oh well, at least I have pictures, that's more than most getbiggers can claim ;D

I have a few at the other computer, I was doing handstands in a train because we was bored ass hell, turned out to be quite fun lol.
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: Jizzacked on February 22, 2009, 01:53:49 PM: :D
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: BB on February 22, 2009, 02:28:57 PM: Hand balancing is one of those things that seems to have died out among weightlifters, much like the old "muscle control" acts. That really is too bad, as many of the old hand balancing acts are really quite eye catching.

Here's one of the old courses, if anyone's still interested-

http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Hoffman/YorkHandBalance/yorkhb1.htm .
Title: Re: Doing Handstands
Post by: Boost on February 22, 2009, 02:35:13 PM: I just hit 15 slow and controlled reps, pausing at the bottom. Not bad for a guy walking around at 270, 9%bf