25 August 2008

My first handstand

Another challenge. Coach taught us to perform handstands last week. None of us could do it properly. There were two main difficulties. First, balancing oneself upside down is new to the body and brain, so instinctively the brain instructs the body to reverse by sending fear signals, at least that was how I felt. Second, our untrained arms and core muscles are not strong enough to sustain the handstand position too long.

Like David Lim said, you need to set yourself a stretched target, challenge yourself a little.

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