Rock & Roll to Hand Stand - Wall Support
Purposes
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Strengthens midsection.
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Increases agility.
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Strengthens legs.
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Strengthens upper body.
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Strengthens shoulders.
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Increases whole-body stability.
Description
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Stand facing a sturdy wall.
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Start by quickly dropping and rolling backwards, hands catching the floor right behind your head.
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Quickly push with your hands and roll your body back up and into a standing position.
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Then move right into a handstand by kicking one leg up, followed by the other, onto the wall.
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Then carefully bring your legs back down, one at a time, and stand up.
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Repeat for a specified number of reps.
ProTip
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For the hand stand, kick up with one leg at a time, and come down softly with one leg at a time.
Mistakes
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Not rolling forward fast enough, thus having to straighten the legs to complete.
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Placing the hands too close or too far from the wall for the hand stand.
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Coming down from the handstand with both feet at the same time, thus striking the ground too hard.