Thursday Handstands

Handstands are definitely one of my favorites even though I'm not the best at them. They involve a huge amount of mid-line stability, muscular endurance, large quantities of technique and patience. For some they're not so hard but I've struggled with them since I started Crossfit 3 years ago, granted they've never held a predominate position among my training routines.

I started with a good skipping warm-up, doing plenty of cross overs and double unders, another excellent skill. Worked my way through a stretching routine and ended up using the parallel bars for hand stands. I find that using a set of parallel bars about 4" off of the ground really gives you a chance to feel how your mid line extends from your neck to shoulders, through your abdomen, into your hips and through to your toes. When all pieces are in line with and head in a neutral position it comes together to form a swaying motion that just feels like your standing, but on your hands.

Tonights WOD was purely technique:

5 rounds:

1 min Hand-Stands
20 x 45lb over-head squat
20 x 45lb shoulder press