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Advancing the Basics: Frogstand Variation – Using Your Head 1 Min Tip

By Jon Magno on January 8, 2016 in Acrobatics, Hand Balancing, Handstands, Uncategorized

Here is the first official tip post of 2016 for LAOHB! Today we are going over the Frogstand. Specifically, we are going to take a look at a nice regression you can use to help build the stabilizers necessary to keep you balanced, while you are in this position!

First you want to Begin in the Frogstand Position. Make sure that you are gripping the floor tightly with your fingers and that you have as much surface space that you can rest you legs on!

Second, carefully let the crown of your head rest on the floor as you drive your hips up. Reposition your legs if necessary to gain a stronger position.

Finally attempt to hold the position for at least one minute while you keep your back aligned with a posterior tilt.

An added benefit of this modified position is that you can use it to drive up into your headstand!

Look below to see the entire tip!

If you want to delve deeper into your hand balance training, go to Handstand Mastery!

Stay Inverted!
-Coach Jon

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So I checked my email… and found a surprise!

By Jon Magno on January 6, 2016 in Handstands

Hey Everyone!

Today’s post is going to be a little bit different. Yesterday I was setting things up for the coming year with LAOHB and received something in my email from Logan that made my day. Its great when I get to see how this information has helped others as much as its helped me and I wanted to share what this person said:

Hi Logan,

I was a bit slow in actually implementing the lead up practices into my regular practice, but once I did I started to notice changes quite quickly. Then suddenly last week something ‘clicked’ and freestanding handstands just started happening quite naturally. I think my holds are somewhere around the 20 second mark at the moment. However, I can still feel that my shoulder positioning and body alignment needs work.

I am grateful for the info in the quick start guide – I found it to be very grounded and pragmatic. It’s nice to leave behind some of the ‘sets and reps’ thinking and just play a bit.

Will definitely be checking out some of the other products on your site.

Many thanks,

Scott

So, how has being a part of this community helped you with your goals?

-Stay Inverted

Coach Jon

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Better Late Than Never: Happy New Year!

By Jon Magno on January 4, 2016 in Acrobatics, Gymnastics, Hand Balancing, Handstands

Its the first full official week of the New Year and we wanted to make sure that we didn’t forget to wish you a Happy and Successful year in all of your endeavors!

If you need any helpful tips or even a pathway to keep you productive on your hand balancing journey pick up the Handstand Mastery Course!

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Great Tricks To Try

By admin on December 21, 2015 in Flexibility & Contortion, Hand-to-Hand, Handstands, Head Balancing, Tumbling, Walking & Jumping

Skills like hand balancing, hand spins, tumbling, flexibility tricks are serious tricks that can only be achieved through continuous training and practice. Hand spins and flexibility tricks are good way to keep your body in shape even when doing a solo act. While advanced hand balancing and flexibility skills are nicer when done in pair or with a group.

Dan had been practicing some of these skills for the past 2 years, at least. Do you think you can do better in a shorter training time?

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Learning How to do a Handstand as an Adult

By admin on December 18, 2015 in Hand Balancing, Handstands

Learning how to do a handstand would come easy for people of young age, but for people who are not that young, it might not be that easy. In the video below, Christine, who used to be an ordinary woman who couldn’t perform a handstand, will show you some tips and drills that took her from having a zero knowledge in doing a handstand to having a free handstand in a span of about three months. Yes, in just three months. If she can do it, you can definitely do it too!

Wonder how she did it? Before anything else, you need to be aware that adults learn differently than kids. So, this video caters to people who are learning how to do a handstand from scratch. If that’s you and if you’re an adult wanting to start your own handstand journey and never had any training when you are a kid, these tips definitely fit you and these tips have played integral part in achieving her goals in doing a handstand.

Always remind yourself to keep on training just a bit every day, until you reach the next goal in your handstand journey. Just believe that you can do it, and let not any notion that you are too old and you’ll see great changes in your handstand. You could also follow this step by step guide and significantly speed up your progress.

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Secrets of the Frogstand: Part 3

By Jon Magno on December 13, 2015 in Hand Balancing, Handstands

Here is the Final Part of the new mini-frogstand series. We hope all of you enjoyed it. Be sure to stay inverted and let us know if you have any questions!

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Secrets of the Frogstand: Part 2

By Jon Magno on December 12, 2015 in Hand Balancing, Handstands

Here is Part 2 of the Frogstand Series! We hope you’ve been enjoying the info and have been putting it to good use. Leave a comment below and let us know if you have any questions or your thoughts!

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Returning to Basics: Kick-Up Wall Handstand 1 Min Tip!

By Jon Magno on December 10, 2015 in Hand Balancing, Handstands, Uncategorized

With the year coming to a close, everybody is getting into the holiday spirit. Oddly enough, one of the things I’ve found to liven up a party and get people in the mood is to get inverted. It sounds funny to the uninitiated but it never ceases to amaze me about the stories my clients give me in regard to this. So, if you are new the journey, here’s a little primer lead up stunt to practice and give you a goal before those office parties start to hit!

Also, if you guys haven’t been staying social in our facebook page, make sure you like it as more material is coming out.

Finally, stay tuned tomorrow as Logan has a special series to help you with one of the most foundational lead-up stunts, The Frogstand!

Stay Inverted,
Coach Jon

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Excellent Handstand Press Tips

By admin on November 26, 2015 in Hand Balancing, Handstands, Presses & Pushup

In today’s video Daniel will walk you through and provide insights on what to expect when doing a straight arm handstand press, the benefits of doing the handstand and how he’s been doing it.

This is a type of handstand that’ll activate muscles in your whole body and comes with a very controlled movement that will surely call for a lot of shoulder and core strength. Watch the full video and keep in mind the tips that Daniel is sharing with you through this video.

Don’t forget to properly warm-up before doing any kind of handstand training and pay special attention to your wrists.

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Handstand Journey

By admin on October 16, 2015 in Hand Balancing, Handstands

Just starting out with your hand balancing training? Wondering how long will it take you to master the freestanding handstand? Take a look at this video for instant motivation and to get a rough estimate of how long will it take you to achieve this move.

To fasten up your progress and reach a stable 30-second freestanding handstand as fast as possible, check out one of my best selling courses here.

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