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Learning new skills & sharing my Calisthenics journey🔥
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Day 44/44 of learning how to do a handstand!!!!!! LET’S F*CKING GOOOOO! :)

So proud of myself for completing this challenge. My max hold is around 5 to 6 seconds with a relatively good form. (Although the recording did not work for that try🥲)
I feel like I progressed a ton during this challenge. You truly underestimate the small improvements you make when doing something every day (Something that I’m also realizing now when I watch back the videos from Day 1 to 20).

My top cues for the handstands are:
- Lean forward with your body (Almost as if you would do a planche lean) when kicking up.
This swings your body forward, so you don’t always fall back on every try
- Spam Back To Wall Handstands: This is the best way to get the most time in the air. And that way, also the most practice without fatiguing. I do 3 sets of 50 second holds daily.
- Engage your whole body when doing (Wall) Handstands. This makes it easier to balance.
- Balance by pressing in your finger tips and releasing the pressure
- Do a posterior pelvic tilt! This brings your hips forward and creates a straight line
- Stretch your shoulders before you do handstands: Try the “Butcher’s Block” exercise for that. I promise, that will make you get rid of the banana handstand

It’s amazing to see that over 100 people are here now and I have connected with great, similar people throughout this challenge. Thank you for following me on my journey! 🩵

Anyways, I will extend this challenge and continue to do a 100 days handstand challenge to get closer to the 10 second mark. Wish me luck!✌️

#calisthenics #handstand by @calisthenics.simon

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I swear to God that happened☠️

Will try my best to get the >5 second hold tomorrow💪

Day 43/44. Let’s keep it up! by @calisthenics.simon

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Day 42/44. Let’s keep it up!🔥 by @calisthenics.simon

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Day 41. Let’s keep it up! (And maybe extend to 100 days) by @calisthenics.simon

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Currently on vacation and pretty busy. But I still keep up the practice💪 Sorry that there’s only this short clip!

Day 40/44. Let’s keep it up! by @calisthenics.simon

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Day 39/44. Let’s keep it up💪 by @calisthenics.simon

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Didn’t have much time to train a lot today, had sore legs from yesterday and the light in the attic unfortunately doesn’t work anymore. Tried to still get some practice in💪

Day 38/44. Let’s keep it up by @calisthenics.simon

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Got some good holds today💪 Best one here at 4.5 seconds :)

Day 37/44. Let’s keep it up! by @calisthenics.simon

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Got some good strength, but still lacking on balance and body tension. Working with freestands with wall assistance to fix that🔥

Sorry for the bad light! Little cloudy today
Day 36/44. Let’s keep it up💪 by @calisthenics.simon

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Day 35! Felt really strong after a few rest days today. Got some good (4.5s) holds and practice in. Aiming for that 5 second hold now.

Proud of myself for still practicing even though my day was packed with travel and other stuff💪

#calisthenics #handstand Let’s keep it up! by @calisthenics.simon

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Day 34! Felt strong and got some good holds today. Feel like I’m progressing. Let’s keep it up🙌

#calisthenics #handstand by @calisthenics.simon

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Day 33! Was a little sore today, so I decided to rest and get only some bit of practice in

#calisthenics #handstand by @calisthenics.simon

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