Nov/080
Walking on Your Hands Down Stairs
Some years ago when I was teaching Physical Education at the Western University Medical School I decided to see just how many steps I could conquer with practice. Therefore, twice every week after I had finished all of my classes, I took a crack at the main stairs.
For a couple of weeks I stuck to one flight of stairs as a sort of warm up. Then I added a few more steps with each try, until I was doing two flights with no difficulty. Gradually I added more steps, without really pushing myself to the limit and within a month was doing three flights regularly. The fourth flight gave me a bit of trouble, but once I got beyond this I landed two more to make it six flights in two months. At the end of three months I could start at the top of the building and make it “non-stop” all the way to the bottom…eight flights in all, and began looking for bigger buildings to conquer.
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This story comes from Professor Orlick. I don’t know about you but I think walking down six flights of stairs is quite impressive.
Walking down stairs in certainly not a stunt beginners should go after but it serves as a great challenge to work up to. Even so, just about anyone can get started walking on their hands.
In Walking and Jumping on Your Hands, Prof. Orlick goes in depth on just about every possibility there is when it comes to walking on your hands. From starting with baby steps to running, dancing, jumping and more.
And if you think going down stairs is hard, just try going up. But this is broken down to a brain-dead simple process anyone can follow.
Of all of Orlick’s books I think this one is my favorite.
Good Luck and Good Hand Balancing,
Logan Christopher
Nov/080
Making Handstand Presses Easier
Here’s a short clip from November’s Acrobat Accelerator. In the full issue I cover much on bent arm presses like the straddle press and frogstand press.
Making Handstand Presses Easier
This clip shows you how you can make the straddle press easier by adding momentum with a little hop. This same concept can be used in other moves too. Because of the momentum the press will not take as much strength.
There’s still a few issues left. If you want to grab this issue to learn more about these presses, plus hanging leg raises and nip-ups, you can get it free along with the Secrets of the Handstand Quickstart Guide.
Good Luck and Good Hand Balancing,
Logan Christopher
Nov/081
Acrobatics outside Gymnastics
I received an interesting comment from Jonathan when he order a copy of The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing and Tumbling Illustrated.
“Thanks a lot! I’m an ex high-level gymnast, I just stopped competing, but I’m still training really hard, just for myself, just for fun, and now, I can finally train any kind of skills I want, I’m not anymore obligate to train only for winning competitions. It’s nice to find products about acrobatic training!”
First off, I think that’s awesome. While I’m a fan of gymnastics, it is in a sense a very narrow path, meaning that there is so much more right outside the boundaries.
In the world of acrobatics there are many moves you’d never see when watching a gymnastics competition.
And I have to agree with the statement ‘I’m training really hard, just for myself, just for fun.”
Not to say you can’t focus on any competition. If you are more power to you, but there is freedom when you can do what YOU want.
Just cracking open a copy of Tumbling Illustrated I found a variety of moves, that you sure won’t see in gymnastics. See if you can do some of these moves:
Backwards roll into a forearm stand
Headspring…without the hands (be very careful with this one)
One hand back handspring
From a hand balance, lowering down to the shoulders and kipping up to the feet.
Just a few examples from the 248 moves you’ll find in the book. I know you’ll find plenty to work on when the book arrives Jonathan, and I look forward to hearing how it goes.
No matter your level of ability you too can find many moves in Tumbling Illustrated to work on. Grab your copy now.
Good Luck and Good Tumbling,
Logan Christopher
Nov/080
Get Free Bridging Info
If you celebrated Halloween this past Friday, I hope you had a good one. Mine was certainly an interesting night.
Now that its over we’re into the home stretch of 2008. Just two months left in the year. Now you can relax in all your efforts as the holidays come upon us…
Or you can use that same time to move forward, while still enjoying the holidays.
I choose the later and I hope you do too. Instead of slacking off, you can double your efforts and set the pace for 2009.
And here’s something that may help you to do just that.
A few weeks back I held a limited time offer to get on the pre-production offer of the brand new Advanced Bridging Course. If you took me up on the offer great, your course will be out in the mail by tomorrow.
And if you didn’t you have a second chance. But not quite yet.
Before I make the course available again, I want to share with you some fr.ee information on why adding bridging in its different forms to your training is a good idea.
I’ll be releasing a special report near the end of this week, giving some of the details on how I came to this point. In addition to that, I’ll be sharing select video clips from the course.
All you have to do is raise your hand and say I’m interested. Just go to the following page and enter your name and email. In a few days you’ll get the fr.ee info.
Like I said I will be selling the full course next week. If its something you’re interested in after I’ve shown you a small piece of what’s inside then you’ll be able to get it.
But if you only want to take a look at the fr.ee stuff to see if it’s a fit for you, that’s fine too.
Head on over to the site, to enter you name and email. That’s all you gotta do.
Good Luck and Good Bridging,
Logan Christopher
P.S. I know its called advanced bridging, but really this is for all levels. If its something you want to learn more about it sign-up now.
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