Hypermonkey Acrobatic Attributes – Kickup Coordination and Strength

Allright Hypermonkeys! Today I’ll be showing you a nice way to build up the strength of your kick up into the handstand! Whats great about this move is that its a nice diversion from the usual lead up stunts. It also helps you with your hip-hinging, driving power from the floor, as well as your mindful body feel! The move we’ll be working on is called the Frogger to Banzai Hop from the Gold Medal Bodies Elements Program.

The first thing you want to do is start in a deep squat position and make sure your arms are on the inside of your legs.

Up next, get your arms in a locked position and load them onto the floor. Once you’ve put the load on your hands, drive your hips up and let them fall naturally forward.

Once your legs land, get into an overhead squat position and complete a small hop.

Continue with this combo for about a minute, being mindful about whats happening with your body!

You can catch the action in the video below!

This combo came from the Gold Medal Bodies Elements Program. If you’re interested in delving more into developing your acrobatic foundation go here: http://www.lostartofhandbalancing.com/go/elements/

Try out any of the courses at the Lost Art of Hand Balancing website to increase your Inversion Skills!

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Hypermonkey 1 Min Tip: Wrist Flexibility

Allright Hypermonkeys, for today’s video, we’ll be working on a wrist stretch that can increase your wrist flexibility while at the same time, increasing the strength of the locked arm position.

The first thing you will do is to get into a quadraped position. Make sure that your palms are under your shoulders and your knees are under your hips!

Once you feel comfortable and solid, drive you hips towards your palms while keeping them on the floor. Pay attention to your shoulders in relation to your hips and knees.

Rotate your elbows back and engage your lats while you lock out your arms.

This will give you a strong foundation for your upper extremities and will be essential in developing a solid kick-up.

Check out the full 1 min. tip below!

Also if you are looking to really develop your foundational range of motion and flexibility for acrobatics, check out the GMB Focused Flexibility program here: http://www.lostartofhandbalancing.com/go/focusedflexibility/

Try out any of the courses at the Lost Art of Hand Balancing website to increase your Inversion Skills!

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Hypermonkey “1 Min Tip”: Acrobatic Attributes: A-Frame Leadups

Hey Hypermonkeys! In today’s post, I’m going to be expanding on the A-frame position. Each move in the GMB Elements program works on multiple attributes that one needs to develop for acrobatics.

Specifically today, I’ll be talking about how the A-frame teaches one to utilize the hip while either walking up or kicking up while utilizing the wall!

In the first position, drive up from your hips and try to align your hips above your shoulders. This will make it easier to get into the handstand than creating an arc from your feet to the wall.

If you utilize the same hip drive in the reverse wall handstand, you can create an angle where you can fully extend your legs and really stabilize your body.

Check out the full video below!

Also if you are looking to really develop your foundation in any acrobatic endeavor check out the GMB Elements program here: http://www.lostartofhandbalancing.com/go/elements/

Try out any of the courses at the Lost Art of Hand Balancing website to increase your Inversion Skills!

Contact us for more info on sessions!

Hypermonkey Acrobatic Attributes: The A-Frame

Hey Hypermonkeys! As most of you know, I do a bunch of work on Lost Art of Handbalancing we are always looking for ways to sharpshoot the effectiveness ofyour training with handbalancing and luckily we’ve found a great resource from our friends at Gold Medal Bodies. This new set of videos that were inspired by the wealth of information in their foundational programs will simultaneously develop your strength, mobility, and biomechanics needed for acrobatics.

Here is thefirst video in the Acrobatic Attributes Series: The A Frame

The A Frame is a great position to work on in order to build your hip and back strength and mobility. It will teach you how to use your hips for lead up stunts like the kick-up wall handstand or the kick-up in general!

You want to start out in an Athletic Stance and then bring your hands to the floor.

One of the key components you want to pay attention to is the straightening of your legs and back while keeping your biceps by your ears and driving your hip up!

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Be sure to check out the full 1 min. tip below.

Also if you are looking to really develop your foundation for anything in your acrobatic skillset check out the GMB Elements program here: http://www.lostartofhandbalancing.com/go/elements/

Try out any of the courses at the Lost Art of Hand Balancing website to increase your Inversion Skills!

Contact us for more info on sessions!

Hypermonkey HandBalance Basics: Kick-Up Wall Handstand 1 Min Tip!

Some of you have never been in an inverted position. Here is a quick 1 min. tip that you can use in order to get you balancing on your hands with a little support from a wall!

 

1. Face the wall and begin with a Sprinter Stance! Approximately 10 inches or a little less than a foot would be enough to give you enough head-clearance on your first attempt.

2. Make sure that that you drive with your rear leg and jump up with your lead leg! I usually use my stronger leg to drive from.

You've successfully preformed your first Hand-Stand Lead Up Stunt!

Be sure to watch the full video below to see the Kick Up Wall Handstand in action!

Be sure to contact us at hypermonkeyfit@gmail.com if you have any questions or want join us for a session or get personal training!

Try out any of the courses at the Lost Art of Hand Balancing website to increase your Inversion Skills!

Hypermonkey Holiday Handstand Jam 2015!

Coach Jon here. This year we introduced our very first Hypermonkey Handstand Jam. Its kind of fitting that it also happens to be the very first post on our new Hyperblog!

We even had a special guest Handstand Claus!

Handstand Claus ended up helping us with our balancing skills like the frogstand!

We had an awesome time and definitely hope that you do on your holiday handbalancing endeavors as well!

We've even got a full video for you!

We hope you have a Happy Holidays and be sure to contact us at hypermonkeyfit@gmail.com if you have any questions or want join us for a session or get personal training!

Try out any of the courses at the Lost Art of Hand Balancing website to increase your inversion skills!