What’s interesting to me is about how many people have embraced the benefits and fun of being inverted. You can catch people training at a park or even at you’re local gym. Although, if there is one form of hand balancing that you don’t see much of today, its training with your fingers.
But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t practice it.
Let me start off with a word of caution. The fingers are small and fragile. You have to start off by being mindful of your body while beginning your training; otherwise you may end up breaking them, snapping tendons or any number of bad possibilities. So be careful.
Starting with a fingertip handstand is probably too much for most people. Even this most basic move must be worked up to. And fingertip pushups are the best way to do that.
Even without practicing finger balancing, your hand and finger strength will improve over time. Just from the practice of balancing on your hands you can’t help but gain some strength in your digits.
But for true fingertip stunts you need to do them in one form or another.
If you are ready for the fingertip handstand then I suggest using a wall on your first go. Holding your body weight on your fingers is one thing. Balancing is another.
Not only do you have a smaller base of support but you must add pressure in order to stay balanced. This makes your fingers support your weight and then some.
If starting with your finger is still a bit away from your level, but you want to develop your hand balancing, check out our handstand mastery course.
Stay Inverted
-Jonathan Magno
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