Lost Art of Hand Balancing Blog

This has nothing to do with hand balancing. Or a lot if you look at it in a different light.

I am writing to tell you about a book that just came out. That book is The Millionaire Workout.

It is something new and different. There are thousands of books on getting into shape. And there are thousands on getting rich. This one combines the two.

Why? And why am I telling you about it?

Why did this guy, Ryan Lee, write this book? Because it is two of the things he is passionate about and qualified to teach other people about.

Now I am a passionate man as well. One of my passions that you all share with me is, of course, hand balancing.

Hand balancing is just one spoke on the wheel of the whole physical culture world which I love.

Another passion of mine happens to be business. Which is a good thing because the Lost Art of Hand Balancing website would not be around if it wasn’t.

In fact, if it weren’t for people like Ryan Lee and many others that I have learned from, then the site would not exist either.

You see I took something I loved and leveraged it into what it is today, and better yet what it will be in the future.

You can do the same.

And that is only what part of the book is about. The rest covers getting into the best shape possible.

To be honest I have not seen the book yet. But I have purchased a few products from Ryan Lee and never been disappointed. Plus people that have seen the book, whom I trust, are raving about it.

The book is only part of the deal after all. A small part. If you click over to the page you can see that there are hundreds of dollars worth of bonuses.

One of which came from yours truly. It happens to be the same guide you got when you subscribed but I had to sweeten the deal so it also includes a 10% discount on The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing. And this is just one of many helpful guides, magazine subscriptions, and more that come with the book.

I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to send this message to you since it is not my usual fare. But I figured it might just me my duty to let you know about it.

If you have no interest, no worries. Just pass by this message and I’ll be back to hand balancing next week.

But if you are interested then click on over to The Millionaire Workout.

Sincerely,
Logan Christopher

P.S. As soon as I finish writing this I will be ordering my own copy at The Millionaire Workout.

Another question from a reader. And this isn’t the first time I have seen this problem pop up. Read on and find out what to do about it.

hello Logan,

well i have a question for you,

after a handstand practice i get wrist pain over the back of my wrist and sometimes on the sides the pain shows up while stress the wrist on pushups/ handstand position and sometimes on Ulnar Deviation and Radial Deviation

what can i do about it, maybe there are exercises that can strengthen my wrists and tendon ??

thanks
haggai D.B.

Let me first start of saying I am not a doctor. That may be obvious but I cannot diagnose what the problem is exactly, especially over the internet.

Hand Balancing takes a large degree of hand, wrist, and finger strength and flexibility. Not everyone has the flexibility to keep their hand back 90 degrees which is necessary to do a handstand.

I should say, not everyone starts of with this flexibility. But it can be gained through persistent effort.

Back in High School I suffered an injury to my right wrist. I would get shocked with pain any time I hit someone with my hands and had to get a special cast device made to help me out. Unfortunately it did affect my playing.

When I first started with handstands about a year after, I could not jump right into a handstand. In fact I still usually don’t. I take the time to stretch my wrists through flexion and extension. This primes them for any handstand work.

Even now my right wrist is less flexible than my right, but it has gotten better by leaps and bounds since then.

If holding a handstand causes to much pain then you will need to start at a manageable level and build from there. Pain is a sign you are pushing past your limits.

Do pushups or the pushup position cause you the same pain?

Wherever you need to start, go from there. It may take time but you will build the strength and flexibility to survive all hand balancing without the slightest discomfort.

Good Luck and Good Hand Balancing,
Logan Christopher

P.S. The results of the survey are still pouring in. If you haven’t taken the time yet to fill it out and get your f.ree report, do so now. I can tell you that the site will be changing for the better and soon because of your response.

Another amazing hand balancing stunt straight out of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Gene Jackson from New York walking across a single rail of railroad track. You can see more of Gene Jackson’s stunts in The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing on pages 122 and 124

The next time you are by some tracks give it a shot. You will find it is quite a bit more difficult than walking across a flat ground.

The main reason for this is that you will have a narrower base than you usually have when walking. Instead of just falling forward or back, which happens in normal handstands, your body now can fall to the sides as well.

Even if you don’t walk the railways on your hands, by incorporating some kind of narrow base handstand work into your training you will increase your balancing skills even more.

It is also a great way to build up toward a one arm handstand.

Good Luck and Good Hand Balancing,
Logan Christopher

P.S. I am putting together a free gift for you if you are willing to help me out. You’ll hear about it real soon.

If anyone can duplicate these feats let me know.

Good Luck and Good Handbalancing,
Logan Christopher

P.S. There was more than one hand balancer featured in this book. If you own a copy of The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing his name will be familiar to you. You’ll have to wait until next time to see and read about it.

Here is a great way to finish off your workouts whether you are doing just hand balancing or anything else.

 

Here is another video I took while I was at my gymnastics class. Let me start by saying don’t try this at home. It took a lot of effort to work up to this level. I didn’t jump into this on a whim.

It is actually several different feats strung together. Falling into a bridge, kicking over, kicking back, then standing up. Not the most graceful one I have ever pulled off. Still need some work especially on the Standing Up part.

Of course this can be done by with a gymnastic or hand bridge. I can do the gymnastic bridge version a little easier. And this one does not take so long to work up to, as far as neck strength is concerned.

Great for strength and flexibility all up and down the spine and more.

Either way it is a good trick to throw into you hand balancing routine or practice.

Good Luck and Good Bridging,
Logan Christopher