if you really feel its necessary to look at the ground - look through your eyebrows until you can just barely see the floor and try to reach for the ceiling with your toes
TricksterBee is correct. Your back is compensating for your closed shoulders (< 180 degrees). Practice handstands against the wall and as your shoulder flexibility increases, move your hands closer and closer to the wall until those are about 2" away.
Form help: Stand up, reach your hands straight as high as you are able. Your shoulders should be covering covering your ears.
Actually I can get up to 1 inch away from the wall with my stomach up against the wall handstand. I'm not sure if that's good enough. But I see how closed my shoulders are when I kick up. I just can't seem to keep the shoulders open when kick up to a handstand.
if you really feel its necessary to look at the ground - look through your eyebrows until you can just barely see the floor and try to reach for the ceiling with your toes
srgymnast1 1 year ago
Wow, your form is actually really good! If you try to squeeze your abs while standing, it will help a little on the arch.
Keep up the good work!
adistarhj 2 years ago
I have the same problem, will have to drill the facing wall handstands!
yusefsobky 2 years ago
you want to try to be flat on the wall, as if you were glued to it, if you're doing the stomach the wall way.. & no prob
TricksterBee 2 years ago
TricksterBee is correct. Your back is compensating for your closed shoulders (< 180 degrees). Practice handstands against the wall and as your shoulder flexibility increases, move your hands closer and closer to the wall until those are about 2" away.
Form help: Stand up, reach your hands straight as high as you are able. Your shoulders should be covering covering your ears.
Keep the training up!
kwarny 2 years ago
Good advice.
acrohawk 2 years ago
@kwarny
Actually I can get up to 1 inch away from the wall with my stomach up against the wall handstand. I'm not sure if that's good enough. But I see how closed my shoulders are when I kick up. I just can't seem to keep the shoulders open when kick up to a handstand.
Sylar000000 2 years ago
that handstand is already good enough, but if you MUST fix it practice handstands on the wall with your stomach & the rest of your body ON THE WALL
this helps form, I was taught to keep my head tucked in..
TricksterBee 2 years ago
@TricksterBee Thank you so much for the advice! I will do so.
Sylar000000 2 years ago