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Handstand help …
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If you have a wall/pole where there's a cupboard or another wall opposite to it you can use that to get comfortable in the end position of your elbow/forearm/handstand first. The wall/pole is behind your back so that you won't fall over and the cupboard/other wall/chair or whatever it is should be something over 1m away from the wall/pole – so that you can walk your feet halfway up. (I used for example a cupboard next to my pole to walk my feet up while my back was against the pole)
It's best if you have a bit of room next to it so you have a free landing area for your feet. Just be careful to control the landing so that you don't hit anything.
In the beginning the feet can stay there where they walked up, but if you get more comfortable with supporting the weight on your arms you can "kick" one up over your body… if that feels comfortable take the other up over your body too. It doesn't really require a kick, just a small shift of weight.
Then when you know how it feels at the top and build some strength it will be easier to get into it without the help.
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I'm not if anyone else has mentioned this yet, but I find doing handstand practice facing the wall has been more comfortable for me. I can get closer to the "real" handstand positon this way and get the feel for getting away from the wall. Also, there is no kick up into it. The entry is a controlled walk up the wall. It does require you to already have some pretty good upper body strength though.
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