I haven’t posted for some days. My shoulder is beginning to hurt, therefor I’m gonna take it easy for awhile.

But my passion for handstands is just a little to great for me to NOT doing handstand, even though I shouldn’t.
Took some pictures of the three positions in the L-Seat to Handstand move.I learned this technique with bars the first time, so that’s what I’m gonna show you.

As you see, I start in a L-Seat with my arms straight down. The back straight, Neck up and feet pointing forward.
This is a challenge for your core musculature and thighs.

Second. I pull my shoulders “up” while dragging and bending my feet underneath me. Untill I have passed with my legs between my hands and my shoulders are slowly pointed downwards.
This is a major challenge for your triceps, upper back and shoulders. And its called a planche. You may want to rest here for awhile. (joke)

Third. Now comes the tricky part. What you can’t see in the pictures is that from the Planche to the Handstand I place my head closer to the ground. While forcing my back straight and shoulders pointing down. When I get to that position the last part comes. Getting my ass and feet to follow. Using my abdominal muscles I try to hold balance while I’m pushing my legs up into the air into a handstand.

Voila!

Tip, If you master it with bars, the next step obviously will be to do it with your bare hands.
A little cheap trick here is to use only your finger tips. Like this.

You will feel it a lot in your thumbs. So your progress here will first will be able to adding your body weight on your thumbs. Literally. Then L-Seats.
Why thumb? This gives you the few extra inches you need for letting your feet pass. And since you don’t have to stay there for long, I don’t a quire much practice.
When your feet have passed arms, release the finger grip back to a normal hand to floor placement.

That’s it.

Happy Handstands!
Tor