Lost Art of Hand Balancing Blog

Had never paid all that much attention to the Olympics before but this year was different.

My good friend and I were watching the men’s individual all-around competition. Gymnasts are truly some of the worlds strongest athletes but the Olympic level is just ridiculous.

There was some amazing competition. Of course, I was rooting for the USA and I got to see one of the most amazing comebacks ever in the history of sports.

After a disastrous fall on the vault it looked like Paul Hamm was out of the running. But two near perfect routines on the parallel bars and horizontal bar put him back in front.

Not only did he win the Gold but he was the first American to ever to so at the Olympics in the all-around competition. We were going crazy with excitement.

Yes there was some controversy behind a scoring error, but watching that piece of history will forever be burned in my mind.

It’s amazing what these athletes can do. It’s unreal.

How do they build that kind of strength and skill? One its how they train, which is long hours every single day working on perfecting their routines.

But it is also what they train with. The tools and apparatus on which they train. A big key to build gymnastic strength is to train the same way.

One of the most basic tools for the gymnast, and the one that epitomizes all that is gymnastics, are the rings.

There is nothing quite like ‘em. If you’ve never mounted a pair you’d be surprised at just how much you body shakes as you try to support your bodyweight.

Forget the iron cross or maltese. Can you manage a few pullups or dips? What about the classic muscle-up?

Well, now you can answer those questions. Now you can get started training your way to building Olympic level strength with the Elite Gymnastic Rings.

Paul’s performance on the rings back in 2004 was before the fall and comeback (a decent 9.587) but you can be sure I’ll be watching the gymnastics this year, especially the rings.

The difference is this time I’ll be training right alongside him. Will you?

Sincerely,
Logan Christopher

P.S. Notice that on either of the two pages as the bottom in the P.S. you can get both the Gymnastic Rings and the Ring Strength DVD in a special combo deal and save.

Not an easy question for me to answer.

Without going into too much detail, I relayed how I use the internet to teach people various aspects of physical culture. Hand balancing, of course, being the main one.

It struck me at that time of what a great position I am in. To be able to share my knowledge with others all across the world. Seriously to know that I am helping people from Singapore to Norway and more.

It’s funny because just a couple years back I tried my first ever handstand in the now married friend’s front yard. And wow did I feel the difficulty you may be facing now with that seemingly simple exercise.

It’s amazing how things have changed since that time.

Whether you found my site trying to do the handstand for the first time or wanted to add to your skills I hope you have found much to your liking.

It started so small just 14 months ago as a single webpage and since than has ballooned in size. A bunch of content as well as a continually growing product line.

I try to offer something to all people. If you missed me announcement last week, what with the holiday and everything, about the Secrets of the Handstand Quickstart Guide now back in action, re-vamped and better than ever go check it out.

And on Thursday there will be something else new to the site. Again breaking the boundaries but you’ll have to wait to see what it is.

I don’t really have a tip or much to help you today. Except maybe to say that you need to look at the long-run.

The handstand can be down-right frustrating at times. And this applies to all skills you seek to learn. Just realize if you stick to it you can look back in a few years and be glad you took the road less traveled.

In the mean time, I just want to say Thank you. Thank you for your interest in hand balancing. Thank you for visiting my site. Thank you for reading this.

Good Luck and Good Hand Balancing,
Logan Christopher

P.S. I almost forgot to mention. As a special you get an extra month of Acrobat Accelerator with the Handstand Guide. Basically its three issues for the price of one.

It’s the system guaranteed to teach you how to hold the handstand as quickly as possible.

But that’s not all you get if you order.

You’ll get July’s issue of Acrobat Accelerator which will take you step by step through pushups on the fingertips all the way into fingertip handstands. And more on the handstand snap down.

Plus if you order this week, or until supplies run out, I’ll throw in one of the 27 remaining copies left from June.

You’ll learn all about rolling, backwards extension rolls, combining them with handstands, an exercise to build stronger wrists for hand balancing success, headstand leg raises and more.

That means when you order you’ll get three newsletters and DVD’s for the price of one!

Seems like a good deal to me. If you agree head over to the Secrets of the Handstand.

P.S. I know a few people were clamoring over when this product was back in stock. Better hurry to make sure you get the June issue.

We will keep up that momentum through the whole month with a new release (or re-release) almost every single week.

On top of that there are new articles and videos coming. To hold you over here’s a new question from Ross.

“Hi, I’ve looked through the site and find it very interesting. One point I was surprised not to see mentioned was the factor of age in learning balance. I was always told that you must start very young to ever have exceptional balance. Is this true or just a myth? I am 29 and always assumed I could probably learn handstands but not one-handed or anything advanced. As a break-dancer, I have always concentrated on movements and neglected static balances for this reason. “

I don’t know where you heard this but it’s something that I’ve never have. And it’s definitely a myth. Be careful any time you assume something. You know what that does, right?

If you look at it logically you’ll find the only thing that could stop you from learning is in your mind. There is no physical aspect that occurs at what, say 9 years old or maybe its 13, where its too late for you to become a good balancer.

Sure there is benefits to being young in regards to balancing. They have many more years to practice. Plus their mind is much less likely to get in the way.

I tell you what’s true though. If you believe you’ll never be able to hold a one-hand handstand than you definitely won’t.

The same holds true for anything in life. Don’t believe you can learn a new language or to play a musical instrument. Then you won’t make the effort and you won’t reap the rewards.

Good Luck and Good Hand Balancing,
Logan Christopher

P.S. If you do want to learn the One Handed Handstand, you need a plan of action and that plan can be found here.