Topic: Hand stand Variant

[Valigon]

Hay all, i just thought of this today, after coming down from a handstand, anyway my wrists killed, so i thought why not do a "fist stand" so i made a fist with my thumbs on the outside and did a handstand, it was a little harder cus i had to use my core to balance, but it didnt hurt my wrists as bad. Give it a try and let me know what ya think.

[Gearsighted]

That's cool. It's along the same lines as why Parallettes make such a good training tool, as they help aleviate a lot of the wrist pressure associated with handstands, Planches and L-sits

[JumpOff]

Another remedy of course is to make sure you stretch properly(even before a handstand!).  Roll those wrists around a little bit and stratch out your fingers to help prevent wrist damage during handstands

[psycosis12]

ouch, i forgot i had a sprained middle knuckle and i hurt it again..........ow but i can stay up though..........

[Fr3aki]

Now try one fist handstand. Be careful though, because the fist may roll and you could damage your wrist badly.

[Deft]

anything streamlined is stronger than bent (as far as the human body goes.) a straight arm is stronger than a bent arm. Try holding a handstand with bend arms and one with arms locked and see which is easier. As Gear mentioned parallettes make are a great training tool becasue the wrist is kept more in the same line as your arms, as opposed to them being bent in a 90 degree angle.