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i assumed that until you can do a handstand with ease, the risk of injury is high. the load on the shoulder joints in this position is very unfavourable. mill
by n0mad01 4y ago
i assumed that until you can do a handstand with ease, the risk of injury is high.
the load on the shoulder joints in this position is very unfavourable.
millions of people run every day, of course there are injuries.
- str34m 4y ago
- 2muchcoffeeman 4y agoIt’s not the shoulders. It’s the finger, wrist and elbow joints and ligaments (your fingers need to act as toes, your arms are now legs) and not learning how to bail safely (if you flip over and don’t have the reflex to cart wheel out).
- FartyMcFarter 4y agoHandstands definitely work the shoulders. There's a reason why handstand pushups (often done against a wall for muscle-building/strength purposes) are considered an advanced shoulder exercise. It's sort of the calisthenics equivalent of the overhead press.
- 2muchcoffeeman 4y agoI didn’t say they didn’t. But that won’t be the main source of injury. There are smaller and weaker muscles in the chain if you want to achieve a free standing handstand and not just lean on a wall inverted. Do free floating handstands for time and see what hurts more.