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How to do a Handstand for Beginners

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The lowdown

Kick up from a lunge and balance straight upside down on your hands, then step down the way you went up. It sits inside almost every harder floor trick.

Fun fact

Some version of a handstand is performed on every gymnastics apparatus, and many tumbling moves pass through one.

Tips

Take a long lunge step and lift your back leg as your hands go down, not after. Hold tight with your head in, legs squeezed and arms by your ears, then come down into a lunge.

Why it isn't working4 common mistakes

Short step and a hard kick. Take a long lunge so the kick does not throw you over.
Shoulders closing and head tucking in. Keep arms by your ears and push up tall through your shoulders.
Arching your back or bending your legs. Squeeze your core and legs into one straight line.
Falling out instead of stepping down. Come down on the same leg you kicked with, into a lunge.

The road to it3 steps

The road to it

Bunny Jump
Handstand Against a Wall
HandstandYou are here

Land this and you unlock

Bridge Kickover Handstand Flat Back Handstand Forward Roll Handstand on a Low Beam Handstand to Bridge Round-Off Backward Roll to Handstand Handstand Half Turn Press to Handstand Cast to Handstand

Where it sits

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Floor tricks at Silver on gymnastics

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Silver

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Why it's Silver: Now there is no wall, so you must balance, not just get up. A short step or a loose middle tips you straight over.