Handstand open/closed-shoulder reps
Handstand balance contexts
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THE WHAT:
Patterning the open-to-closed & closed-to-open-shoulder handstand forms with an eye toward its application in progressive handstand strength movements, such as the 'Press HS' and 'HS pushup'. In the press-handstand, it represents the final 'opening' of the shoulders after the press which brings your hips into an optimally-stacked position over your shoulders/hands (the 'counter-balanced' position, characteristic of tuck-HS), from where the legs are extended to overhead. Likewise, it must also happen in reverse (i.e. 'closing' the shoulders) to return to the floor.
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