 The two-arm normal kind of plank is a really good way to start off preparing yourself for handstands But I want to show you another variation. That's maybe a better way to start so I Have a lot of people who have trouble getting the spinal position that I want some of them have really steep low back curves like this They hold a lot of tension in their low back. I'm cramping just holding it here. Holy crap This is very fatiguing for one and it steals some of your mobility in your hips and in your shoulders So what I need to do is I need to learn how to get a slight rounding position and then a full exhale With my outer lower abdominal muscles turned on and helping me out A good way to learn that is on your hands and knees just like I am now so Our first exercise is a short plank. That means I'm on my knees not on my feet and a high plank That means I'm on my hands and not on my elbows. Okay So first I'm pulling my belly up towards the ceiling. I'm gonna tuck my Tailbone between my legs like a scared dog And I'm gonna exhale Now there I should feel my outer lower abdominals if I don't I'm gonna hang on to this position Try to inhale and exhale even more Now I really feel them and I'm just gonna hang on here I'm gonna shift my weight over my hands as long as I can't I don't want to go like this I don't need to do that right now. I'm just trying to stay directly over my hands and Flatten your palms out We're gonna hang on to this position take a breath in through your nose Out to your mouth Still feel a lot of ab And if I can keep my hands relaxed Then I don't feel pressure in my wrists So this is a good slow Lower intensity way to start learning the handstand and start getting the positions Oftentimes people just don't know how to relax their hands while they're doing this and and not only that They don't know how to keep that rounded up or back position They don't know how to get that reach with both hands and use those support muscles that will give your shoulders the mobility that they need The other nice benefit of this is it takes the load off because you're on your knees not on your feet So you can do it for longer. You can train some extra Endurance and not only endurance, but just a motor skill because you're in that position for longer. So that is the What do we call it two-arm short plank? Feel free to give that a shot. I think that's a good place to start for most people But there may be some other modifications that you want to make so stay tuned