June Parallette Training
Woke up this morning and decided to capture some parallette “training”. The 20 second l-sit is quite a hurdle to get past. I’m expecting that by mid-July I should be able to hold at least 30 seconds. As far as my handstands on the parallettes are concerned, I continue to have difficulty balancing in a locked out handstand. There were only a couple of attempts that had a somewhat solid balance. Strength wise, however, I’m feeling far more comfortable with the parallettes.
August 25th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Good job - looks a lot easier than it is. Your second or third handstand there looked amazing - it’s scarier than you think. Keep up the good work and any training tips would be gratefully received - parallettes are tough!
August 27th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Thanks Tom. Parallettes are fun. Hand balancing puts a significant amount of strain on the wrists and I find that using parallettes decreases the strain. They allow far more control compared to handstands without parallettes.
As far as tips go, practice getting into handstands aganst the wall. Work on core strength (abdominals and lower back). But mostly, just keep working on them.