HOW to PLANCHE PRESS | How to HANDSTAND PRESS
Yo, I’m back in the gym with Fabio to record a new video about the handstand!
Today we will show you how to train the handstand press and planche press!
In the previous video we talked about “how to do a perfect handstand”
and now we are going to see how to press it!
1st we will see the handstand press (from pike position)
and then the handstand press with straight body (planche press from support)
Andrea: You need a very good amount of strength for this exercise!
Fabio: Should we start with handstand press?
Andrea: Yes, let’s see a few exercises to train it!
First exercise...
leans! Try to keep your legs close to your body!
I’m going to hold this position 1-2” every time
If the exercise is done correctly, the feet will automatically go away from the ground.
Andrea: A lot of your body-weight is on your deltoids.
Fabio: Exactly, we must learn the balance and conditioning the body for the press.
Also, a very good exercise to learn how to avoid to fall.
Andrea: The wrists will suffer a lot in the first days of practice.
Fabio: Yes, a little bit.
2nd exercise, it’s similar to the 1st one, but this time I will bring my legs/feet near my hands.
One step forward with hands
then I lean forward
I lift my feet
I bring my feet near my hands
repeat.
Andrea: With this exercise you have to do more repetitions per each set!
Fabio: YES! Repetition after repetition you will feel a lot of stress on your abs!
Because the abs must press the legs near the body!
Also it puts a lot of work on your delts!
Now, 3rd exercise, same exercise but going backward!
Starts with hand near the feet, push backward!
Much harder!
Andrea: This is the movement of the shoulder!
Fabio: This exercise let you understand how to activate your muscles to lift your entire body while pressing.
In this exercise you press backward!
When you will be more expert, you must press the body upright (towards the handstand position)
Andrea: The movement of this exercise is pretty similar to the final press.
Fabio: Same activations. But easier.
4th exercise, you need a box or a few steps of this height.
From this position we lean forward and close the body. Bringing the hips to a handstand position.
Then comeback.
Andrea: Like in all the other exercises, most of your weight is on your shoulders! Don’t forget it!
Now, 5th exercise, let’s start help the movement with a little jump!
From tuck position, we push a little bit with legs, and push with arms/shoulders.
So, as you can see, I helped myself a little bit with my legs.
How did I hold the position?
I hold the position just by doing a tuck handstand with shoulders “closed”
(as you can see from the video, the shoulders are forward compared to the hands on the ground)
This exercise is good to conditioning the delts!
So, we already talked about the strength and technique, now we have to see how to balance it.
Now we are going to see a good exercise with the help of the wall.
I go near the wall, lean forward with shoulders with closed body!
If I don’t keep my body pressed, the wall will push me away and I will fall.
So, I put my hands about 50cm from the wall and I reach the “handstand”.
From this position I’m going down to a tuck position.
(Most of the weight is on your delts!)
This is a good exercise to understand the movement.
Great to understand how to keep your body position and to conditioning the delts.
Andrea: The wall can be a great spotter or a great enemy in this exercise.
Fabio: Exactly, if you do it correctly is a great help because it’s easier to hold the handstand position.
But if I don’t do the exercise correctly, the wall can be a huge enemy while going down. (It pushes me away)
Done correctly, this is a good exercise to understand the movement for handstand press.
So, we just saw a few exercise to approach the handstand press.
Now we are going to see the planche press.
Andrea: Handstand Press with straight body.
Fabio: Straight body! Very difficult! Not suitable for beginners!
1st exercise: Lean forward and then comeback.
Leaning Forward
and back
forward
Andrea: It’s not easy, it looks easy, but it’s not.
Andrea: Biceps and Shoulders will be KO with this movement.
Fabio: Exactly, I’m pushing with straight arms (elbows locked out) so it’s important to be careful to Biceps capitungo and brachial tendons!
Be sure to have a good conditioning, because the amount of stress on these tendons is immense!
Andrea: It’s a stress to be minded.
Fabio: Once per week is enough for this exercise. Especially at the beginning.
The difference between this exercise and the previous ones...is the leaning!
In this exercise we must learn way more and it needs way more strength! Be careful with the activation.
Planche Press = Strength, Conditioning and Technique.
Handstand Press = Conditioning, Technique.
The eccentric movement of this exercise is important!
It builds up the strength, the muscle fibers and the technique if done properly.
So I’m going to show you 2 exercises!
In the last video we talked about how to recover a handstand position, now we are going to see a even worst position.
Hands far away from the wall.
Andrea: This is the space you need.
Fabio: From this position I lean forward and then push back up!
Andrea: This is hard guys.
Fabio: We are going to train this exercise step by step, by increasing the Range of motion, until we will be able to do a complete press.
I’m going to work to this degree, so I will have enough strength to do all the movement...but only if I do add the previous exercise too
So, now I show you the two eccentric part of the exercises.
This is the handstand press (eccentric part)
When I finish the repetition, the feet must be near the hands!
Great exercise to understand the movement!
Now, the planche press.
The eccentric part of the planche press is hard!
While going down, I have to keep my body straight and lean forward with shoulders!
Let's do it
Once in Handstand, I try to keep my core activate.
Don’t forget to keep the hollow position with core tight and scapula abduction.
Control the movement!
So, these were just a few exercises about the handstand press and planche press!
Andrea: Of course there are way more exercises! This is just a video with the most important ones.
If you need to learn something, just go to a calisthenics/gymnastic class or workshop!
Fabio: Exactly, to take part to workshops and calisthenics classes is fundamental to learn these type of training.
This was just a video to let you understand our work.
Andrea: Good video to take notes about a few tips and drills.
Fabio: Thank you guys for watching!
Andrea: Thanks to you for the video.
Fabio: Thanks to you for the opportunity and to the guys for watching!
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Fabio: You make it look easy! Can I say something?
Andrea: Sure.
Fabio: Holy f**k!
Ahahahah