mastering the hand stand push up???

[maxmoon]

around the start of last month i decided to start tarining my once feared hand stand push up.

i recall my first attemp.my hands shaking as i barly pushed my 140 pound body from a relaxed head to floor position.i was suprised that i could do even one and felt good about it.from that day i decided to make it my goal to master the hand stand push up.im not sure how many people practice this fun and rewarding drill,but it has fast become my most enjoyed body weight exercise.

i followed pavels advise and aproached this drill gtg style.and with aswome results.i plan to mark my progress in my training log if anybody is interested in the results.

what this post is really about is a question???

ever sence starting this practice, one picture came to my mind that was very frightening. the picture was of me doing a hand stand push up on one hand.

now i can imagine how much tension will be placed on the muscles involved and im very curious if this is a possible achivment????????

can our nervo system really adapt to have 99%percent of our body waight elevated on one hand?????

i imagine so.because people are very much capable of one hand push ups,even with their feet elevated to a certain hight.

but i never seen no one do a one handed hand stand push up.

im gonna continue to push my progression with the hand stand push ups(ive already started adding more weight to my practice via ankle weight)
and see how much more my body can adapt to this exercise.

but if any one has some advise???? is a one hand hand stand push up even posible????

would love to get some feedback on this.

thanks alot.

max

[bob_stra]

what this post is really about is a question???

ever sence starting this practice, one picture came to my mind that was very frightening. the picture was of me doing a hand stand push up on one hand.

now i can imagine how much tension will be placed on the muscles involved and im very curious if this is a possible achivment????????



Sure you can. Personally I think it's a "dumb" circus stunt, not without risk, but those can be fun sometimes.

Search the archives of these two groups. I seem to recall someone discussing 1 handed HSPU a few months back.

http://pub17.ezboard.com/fanimalabilityanimalability
http://pub58.ezboard.com/fbodyweightboardfrm1

addendum: Perhaps you'd like to keep an eye on the "my grappling program" thread I started elsewhere. I have a related mental disbelief condition, so maybe some of the upcomming advice might be useful.

addendum 2: have no fear whether it's possible or not. The human skeleton can support several TONS of pressure, given the right conditions. The nervous system remains incredibly pliable until the day you die. Coax yourself slowly and gently.

[maxmoon]

i guess the more important question is-the benifits wich could come from doing a one hand push up.im not a body builder nor will i ever be but im already a fairly strong guy for my size.

i imagine practicing to reach this goal would provide wrist strength and powerfull upper body conditioning.
im fully aware that this may take a good amount of practice,but thats the challenge and the fun in my eyes.

so im gonna move slowly towards this personal goal,not to brag abot it.but to see how well i can train my body to get this done........

im not sure why u think that this may be a dumb circus stunt.afcourse i dont fully know the benifits ill get from this but i belive there would be plenty.

anyways thanks for the thoghts :D

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[JasonE]

In the short time that I trained in capoeira, I met some world-class guys, one of whom was Grao Maestre Loca, founder of Capuraginga Capoeira, and Professore Jamaica, who was one of his proteges.

Maestre Jamaica loved spending time upside down on his hands or head, and would occasionally balance on one arm, do one-armed pushups, or (more impressively) HOP :!: up and down on one arm, sometimes covering a short distance this way. Maestre Jamaica was about 5'9", maybe 160-170 lbs, and thoroughly ripped from his training.

After watching him in action, I have no doubt that you can work your way up to a one-armed pushup and perhaps beyond. :twisted:

[bob_stra]

> i guess the more important question is-the benifits wich could come from doing a one hand push up.

You know, I don't actually know! I can make some educated guesses based on anatomy and such, but they'd still be guesses.
And quite boring to read ;-)

> im not sure why u think that this may be a dumb circus stunt.

Well, you'll notice I put that in quotation marks (" "), so don't take it to heart too much.

There's a big thing now in some circles of talking about Functional Training. "Oh yes, I do dumbbell curls while balancing on my head *and* standing on a Swiss ball. Functional Training!!" Dunno about you, but I don't think that describes any of the functions I carry out in daily life ;-)

1 handed HSPU *might* be a good way to achieve your goals. I don't think there's anything particularly "Functional" about it, unless you happen to be a circus acrobat, or perhaps a gibbon ;-) (but hey, gibbons cheat - they have a special ball and socket joint in their wrist that allows for independent 360 degree motion).

If it interests you, go for it. Manly displays of skill and power are always a fun motivation ;-) Why, certain members here are know to bend steel nails / spikes just for sh*ts and giggles.

> course i dont fully know the benifits ill get from this but i belive there would be plenty.

Fair enough! I'm interested to find out how your experiment turns out ;-)

[Tyler]

The one-arm handstand pushup is an unreal feat of strength. But hey, why not go for it? If you get anywhere close to doing it, you will be superstrong.
There is a german guy who posts at the Dragon Door forum named Alexander who can do a OAHSPU at about 210 lbs bodyweight. He can also do one-arm pullups.
I have heard about a Russian girl that does them on a balance beam. And there are various types of circus performers that do them. But it is still a very rare feat.
Those capoeira guys are amazing athletes. I wish I had started doing that at a young age, instead of karate. I think it's no coincidence that Brazil is becoming a powerhouse in gymnastics, especially on the floor.
Doing one-arm pushups and gradually elevating your feet sounds like one good progression. Doing OAHSPU's with a spotter holding a portion of your weight would be good too. One-arm dumbbell presses would be good. Walking on your hands up stairs is a good exercise.
Let us know how your training goes.

Tyler

[maxmoon]

thanks for all comments and replys!!!!!!!! the fact that not to many people perform this drill is whats so atracting about it. the more i practice the more realistic it seems. so i will defenetly keep a weekly progression log on this !!!!!

once again thanks for the thoghts.

max

[Ryan Murdock]

You're probably aware of this already, but on the Grappler's Toolbox tape there are a few static holds done in the handstand position, a couple on one arm, and holding a shinbox position upside down, all this done against the wall. These static holds might assist you in your goals. Kind of 4-corner balance drill for the upper body...

As to why do it, Coach Sonnon has discussed several times the benefits of choosing a feat of strength to master (in his case bending spikes).

[Scott Sonnon]

Max,

RMAX.tv Productions customer records state that you own GTB. You can find advice on progression and sophistication of this stunt in that course. It's not one of my favorites, more of "well, I've always wanted to do that" than "I need to do that for X reason."

Just be careful. If you're doing other work, especially OH work, you can easily overtrain the area.

[maxmoon]

thanks for for the advise coach!!!!

i defenetly dont wanna overtrain.maybe this one hand hand stand push up is a bit unessesary.ive been doing alot of the drills from GTB and i can say that i didnt expect to get such aswome drills.

and i have already been doing static holds in the hand stand position ,but because im very much capable of doing two handers ive been ignoring the static holds and practicing my hand stand push ups gtg style.i do my best to listen to my body and like i said before, if i work to faliure pavel will have my head on a platter :wink:

and yes i have been traing in other areas afcourse.i did pavels ptp for a good months and loved it.but barbells arnt my thing.im more interested in clubbells and BWE and afcourse BME.

what do u mean by other work,especially OH work???? sorry im not sure what u mean.

anyways thanks for everyones thoghts they have been helpfull.im still gonna start a training log just for this drill and see where i can take this in the next few months or more.

thanks again 8)

max

[Cilian McHugh]

I think Coach Sonnon was abbreviating Overhead with OH