- Sep 1, 2022
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Hey everyone, I just wanted to share a little discovery and success story. I suddenly figured out something that made my press handstand like twice as easy.
So I've had trouble with my press handstand and my toe shoot both. When I try to straddle my legs by the side, I always end up making an actual breast stroke tuck kick movement.
I also have a very limited middle split, despite almost having a front split. I can split my legs far when I'm leaning forwards with my torso between them, but otherwise I always felt like bone is pinching against bone. So I kind of figured, what if that's just actually happening (I have way wide hip bone structure). I looked up some stuff, and I found out that if I rotate my knees more outwards I can get a lot further before getting that block.
The thing is, in a press handstand I can straddle fine when I'm bent forwards, but just like in that split when I lift my legs opening my hip angle, it doesn't work anymore. But turns out it does when I rotate my legs so the knees point outwards!
I tried the leg movement of the press handstand while lying down, focusing on straddling my legs while rotating them out to allow the movement. As in allowing my knees to point outwards rather than forwards as I lift them up. And suddenly, just like that, straight(ish) legs! No more breaststroke. And it feels sooo much lighter! Before, I could only do 1 at a time on a good day. Now I managed 3 at once.
I'm hoping this is going to help me in my toe shoots too, and eventually my cast handstands (here's hoping I'll get there one day). I'd also love to be able to press to handstand from straddle sit one day, but that goal feels far, far away right now.
Anyway, just wanted to share that little success.
So I've had trouble with my press handstand and my toe shoot both. When I try to straddle my legs by the side, I always end up making an actual breast stroke tuck kick movement.
I also have a very limited middle split, despite almost having a front split. I can split my legs far when I'm leaning forwards with my torso between them, but otherwise I always felt like bone is pinching against bone. So I kind of figured, what if that's just actually happening (I have way wide hip bone structure). I looked up some stuff, and I found out that if I rotate my knees more outwards I can get a lot further before getting that block.
The thing is, in a press handstand I can straddle fine when I'm bent forwards, but just like in that split when I lift my legs opening my hip angle, it doesn't work anymore. But turns out it does when I rotate my legs so the knees point outwards!
I tried the leg movement of the press handstand while lying down, focusing on straddling my legs while rotating them out to allow the movement. As in allowing my knees to point outwards rather than forwards as I lift them up. And suddenly, just like that, straight(ish) legs! No more breaststroke. And it feels sooo much lighter! Before, I could only do 1 at a time on a good day. Now I managed 3 at once.
I'm hoping this is going to help me in my toe shoots too, and eventually my cast handstands (here's hoping I'll get there one day). I'd also love to be able to press to handstand from straddle sit one day, but that goal feels far, far away right now.
Anyway, just wanted to share that little success.
