*doublepromote the handstand move at :41. There's always one on the dance floor.

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That's really impressive, but it's more of an upside down squat/leg press than a handstand press (if that is even a term).

I got mad respect for people that develop real functional strength like this though, it takes a lot of dedication and imo is a lot more of a grind than just developing pure strength (i.e. as in powerlifting) because developing the fitness as well requires going through a lot more pain.

That's great, your reflexes are in line with survivability.

That said... I used to spend time with people learning to do handstands, and I've seen people do a lot of *very* weird things when they start to fall over from. I've done some stupid stuff myself in that situation. Once, I think I fell onto my shoulders, then rebounded via a kind of backflip onto my feet. I think it's one of those things some people learn readily, and others have a hard time wrapping their head around. Hilarity may ensue.

Anyway, going further off-topic: if you want to learn to do a handstand, my recommendation is to start with learning how to fall from one!

I just did a handstand and simulated falling over.

I think there's no way anybody would keep their arms straight.

Our bodies are extremely wary of letting out bodies slam into the ground, full impact, with our arms as a fulcrum. When we're next to a glass table (!), that instinct is even more pronounced.


Once we're tipping over upside-down, our bodies instinctively crumple to return to the ground and avoid the body slam.

This just adds to the already large number of improbabilities that have to occur in order for this video to be real.

When people are doing a handstand and they fall over, isn't their natural instinct to collapse their arms, so they go into a roll?

That's particularly true when we know we're surrounded by glass tables.

She keeps her arms completely straight, so that she'd fall flat, straight onto the table (assuming it's not shopped in).


(This just adds one more unlikely variable that'd have to happen in order for this to occur in real life.

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LOL! *promote


My pleasure.

>> ^G-bar:

Mine?


Mine!

that swing into the handstand ... wow

Oh hell. I dabble a little in gymnastics (read: a lot of huffing and puffing with absolutely nothing to see), and this is so depressing. I can sort of do a press to handstand, but on one hand? Really?

sweet!

i play a lot of ultimate and frisbee golf, and seeing things like this make me hope for the ever-increasing popularity of these fun and easy sports

my best catch ever (not in a game) was in 3ft of surf near a beach in thailand - a group of us were practicing our 'H' catches (going horizontal), and for one perfect throw skimming right about the water's surface, i inverted to a handstand underwater and caught the disc with my feet

unfortunately, no video

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>> ^DerHasisttot:

dead


Fixed and thanks.

>> ^Raaagh:

99% sure this is a dupe


Damn, you're right, it is. I just found the name of the movie.

*kill

the guy with the ponytail is Daniel Ilabaca. the handstand guy is Tim Shieff... those are the only guys i recognize.