This Average Guy Learns the Handstand on Parallettes in 308 Days

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I started from zero experience in doing a handstand on parallettes to holding it for 10 seconds in 308 days. Be sure to check out the video to see how I made it!
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@justmove160 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work!! I'm really happy to be able to support the project!

@GeekClimber 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice and good luck on your one arm handstand! Make sure to check out my brother's channel if you understand Mandarin!

@basheerjaber9068 3 жыл бұрын

I would've been happy to follow you but your channel is in Chinese

@danjaluvka8007 3 жыл бұрын

yeah I've seen two videos and they seem to have a quality content (just from what he showed) , but I couldn't understand a single word, I'd appreciate English subtitles, and I believe much more people would watch it

@oneminutedaily6394 3 жыл бұрын

Which country are u guys from originally?

@calisthenicsindia8498 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeekClimber please upload the front lever video where u talk through ur experience and not same tutorial progressions everyone gives🙏🏻

@neilcaffrey2780 3 жыл бұрын

This guy's tenacity and patience is off the charts. Full respect man

@james6748 3 жыл бұрын

@shaddyponton2825 3 жыл бұрын

@@james6748 honestly, like he doesn't even produce videos while hes working on things. that's dedication.

@robr7200 3 жыл бұрын

That is the most impressive thing about this. His ability to just stick with it over such a long period of time until he got it.

@donnywai8599 3 жыл бұрын

That's not average, that's impressive. He calls himself the average guy yet, he has so much tenacity and patience, not many people have.

@Kevin-nl2gy 3 жыл бұрын

can we just appreciate that this dud spend 308 dayss and a wall just to make a vid 4 us

@GeekClimber 3 жыл бұрын

This is the longest time I’ve spent learning calisthenics move so far, but I have a feeling that the time of learning the front lever will surpass this, haha.

@georgeb9285 3 жыл бұрын

I laughed so hard :)))

@LateNightLaughs_ 3 жыл бұрын

Yep he's never going to do it again

@street-workoutnation2964 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeekClimber how is the front lever progress going man?

@richardhalim6271 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeekClimber then plance will took longer and forever than front lever hahaha. Cant wait to see more video of your calisthenic progress. you are an inspiration.

@youngsuit 3 жыл бұрын

"this video is sponsored by baseblocks" 30 seconds later "Baseblocks handles hurt me like hell"

@artful3488 3 жыл бұрын

also a reason why it was harder to handstand

@bigbattenberg Жыл бұрын

At least he is honest - LOL

@stinhhh 3 жыл бұрын

Alternate title: Man Kicks Wall for 308 Days

@TheMdpalmer 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@superkids962 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, legendary..... he actually destroyed his wall while doing Handstand:D

@GeekClimber 3 жыл бұрын

My wife wasn't too happy about it, haha.

@kshitijsingh2412 2 жыл бұрын

Dude if you lived in South East Asia or any European country and then broke the wall people will consider you as superman Of course the walls are made up of concrete

@ijusttellybridge9900 2 жыл бұрын

@@kshitijsingh2412 Its like impossible too destroy the wand, even a small notch is difficult

@OrangeStaringCat 3 ай бұрын

Houses in the USA really are just made out of paper

@Tan12 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you had me laughing so hard every time you kicked the hell out of the wall and then abruptly cut the clip, and I don't know why

@JeremyBaziw 3 жыл бұрын

I'm always waiting for the epic "this happened"

@mrhamgolian9006 3 жыл бұрын

"Handstand on my wife"

@alexeyshilin7485 3 жыл бұрын

Omg.What a great idea! I will try this on my wife next time she falls asleep driving.

@notpetar 3 жыл бұрын

7:03 i like how he changed to hitting a door so he cant break his wall

@DonQuiKong 3 жыл бұрын

you used really narrow parallettes, if you used ones with more girth its actually easier than normal handstands.

@wredmatic 3 жыл бұрын

Yup plus the wooden ones (like the ones heria uses/sells) are pretty damn close to the ground

@muntauna1088 3 жыл бұрын

yeah those are very painful and unstable

@MrOliver1312 3 жыл бұрын

@@muntauna1088 I think he's saying they're better as they aren't as high up

@muntauna1088 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrOliver1312 Hey I dont think so. check: "Pull up and dip" they have wonderfull parallettes: high, low, long or short. You can even choose from wooden or plastic ones. These are too narrow like he said he's got pain in his hands after using the which isnt normal

@danielburkhardt721 3 жыл бұрын

@@muntauna1088 the low ones from pullupanddip are so nice for handstands

@Huange._. 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Wow, 308 days! I’m still working on my regular handstand 9 months in and haven’t unlocked the freestanding hold yet. This is super inspirational. Keep it up man, I’ll be continuing my grind as well 👍🔥🎉

@yassinmziya2733 3 жыл бұрын

This is his world, we’re just living in it

@Andy-xv4dj 3 жыл бұрын

I can do around 10 sec handstand on the ground and around 10 sec with parallets. I was training about 2 - 3 month to be able to do the one on the ground. Recently I tried it with parallets and only after a few tries I felt pretty stable. I really think it depends on the person which variant is easier. It is true that you have more surface doing a handstand on the ground. For me though it is hard actually even painful to put a lot of pressure on my fingertips during the handstand on the ground. I also have the pain you described with parallets though. I think the reason with the handstand on the ground is so much easier for you is that you have a lot of finger strength bcs of your climbing background and this is combined with balance the most important for holding a handstand on the ground

@Akash-xn3bk 3 жыл бұрын

He and his brother looks so similar. The video call looks like he is taking notes from his future

@Ericliaoo 3 жыл бұрын

Woah, you and your brother look so alike!

@GAOMaster 3 жыл бұрын

That's racist. Reported.

@climbingwhispers 3 жыл бұрын

Huge kudos and respect to that perseverance! Congrats!!

@RyanRyan-Ryan 3 жыл бұрын

Love the reaction to completing it! Congrats man

@andrewwhite8762 Жыл бұрын

Good for you man!

@InsideGoogle 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t be stuck in learning from the famous ones . This guy have shared in this video more than a couple of those that are famous in the fitness industry . Thanks a lot man

@mtc7598 3 жыл бұрын

2:36 oof, your wife wont be happy and damn your brother is a beast!

@bum7201 3 жыл бұрын

This made me emotional 🥺 great job!!

@WillCoane 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@BarbeFou 3 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of commitment ! Inspiring !

@climbit9555 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest video!

@n4cedits959 3 жыл бұрын

Insane vid bro keep it up loved it

@ngtutorials2780 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid bro keep it up loved it

@MrBeastTellEm 3 жыл бұрын

MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT BRO I LOVE YOU

@crabbypadty393 3 жыл бұрын

300 days of work boiled down to 9 minutes. That’s what’s impressive about this accomplishment.

@panossw6620 3 жыл бұрын

OMGG BRO I LOVE SM THIS HANDSTAND SERIES KIP IT UP

@GeekClimber 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I invested so many efforts into handstands now, so I think I have to continue. The logical next goal seems to be L-sit to handstand.

@iangomes 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible! A year! Incredible commitment! Congratulations!

@caseycronan9217 3 жыл бұрын

Wow great work!

@thomasglass9962 3 жыл бұрын

I have had the exact same experience learning to handstand on parallettes. Thank you for sharing your journey.

@jeremiah7176 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, like you I’ve watched many KZfaq videos for handstand tips but this video revealed several things I’ve been searching for. For example, it is universally stressed that you must keep your elbows straight, even locked out. But whenever I’ve managed to hold a handstand for more than a few seconds, it’s when I bent my elbows and I thought that was cheating! A second point is that your shoulders are not open enough when you use the parallettes and you actually find your balance when your legs are angled forward. I think my lack of shoulder flexibility is also what makes bent elbows essential to find the balance. Interestingly you seem to open your shoulders to 180 degrees on the floor. Finally, as many have commented, parallettes are easier if the bar is thicker (less pain) and you can grip them tightly using your wrists to balance both directions.

@weiyingk 3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you man, handstand on parallettes is harder for me too. Nice progression, super hilarious too!

@wadball Жыл бұрын

the joy when he succeeds motivates me so much

@kaijanzen2185 3 жыл бұрын

You're reaction when you got it made my day!

@Jurbroman 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos, they are so inspiring to me! I always have to laugh, when you finally made it, just because I'm so relieved and happy for you! Thanks for your content, it's awesome!

@JUNIMAN1994 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats, man! Crazy that it was so difficult for you to learn the handstand on paraletts when you could already do it without them. I remember that it took me about a month or less to achieve the same when I could already handstand on the ground and thought that was aready long. Now I almost always handstand on paraletts and would always agree that it is much easier than an on the ground as you have way more control to adjust in different ways.

@bryncowart3877 3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could like these videos more... you’re awesome dude!

@igna_the_weak 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Thank you! I'm very happy for your achivement, every progress that you do gives me hope to reach my goals 😁❤

@Konfusette 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, man! Props to tour neighbours as well for bearing with the stomping for a year 😃

@mehaulandeyelean72 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Nice work! I appreciate the dedication. :)

@byNisho 3 жыл бұрын

love ur videos

@redakye 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this guy

@calisthenicsskw9200 3 жыл бұрын

awesome handstand practice bro

@leehelppie4544 2 жыл бұрын

you're awesome, geek climber. you're funny and entertaining, but your tenacity wins out every time...great job!

@mohammadboozarjomehri4430 3 жыл бұрын

Your brother looks just like u!! ❤️❤️Fitness runs in the family 😤😁

@stilllmkp 3 жыл бұрын

nice work mate

@camt1818 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work! I haven't worked on the parallette handstand yet. I've been doing floor handstands for a few years now, being really dedicated the last year. I finally have the straight line form down. One word of advice: point them toes and you'll have the perfect form. Also, if you point your toes, your toes will hit the wall instead of your heel!

@omecdonald8117 3 жыл бұрын

Respect for the Patience

@2Atrox0 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. And finally a realistic video on this topic. Handstands take a lot of work and it’s a painfully slow process.

@LookOuch 3 жыл бұрын

Nice waiting for that front lever video :D

@carlosalbertino95 3 жыл бұрын

It took him double the time to fully learn paralletes handstand, than to learn a handstand. I appreciate the hard work and dedication to learn such a hard skill....... Congratulations man

@pedrodealmeida-trafegopago01 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Its time to try the handstand push up!

@MadeIn619 3 жыл бұрын

Yo! Watching you train at Mesa and seeing this makes me so proud of you man! You have really come so far. Keep it going! If you ever have a chance, there is a small group of people that train balance at Apex. Come out!

@AlfredEiji 3 жыл бұрын

Correcting the balance with the elbows...haven’t heard that advice, so I’ll definitely give it a go!

@millacabral9475 3 жыл бұрын

Just be careful to not hurt yourself, sometimes you get too used to bending and straightening for balance and you can end up either bending too much and landing on your head or locking out too fast/ hard and messing up your elbows. The eventual goal is to do it with straight arms, the bending is like a crutch that should be used sparingly and slightly.

@antonse78963 3 жыл бұрын

great job!

@stevieceejustgoingforit25 Жыл бұрын

this channel is so under rated

@jerinsam5527 3 жыл бұрын

The average guy is above average now Props to you brother 👏

@TheMdpalmer 3 жыл бұрын

I also had a similar experience with transitioning from ground to parallettes. I completely disagree with KZfaq's apparent consensus that parallettes are easier than the ground. Great work man, I love your videos 👍

@guidoruiz2559 3 жыл бұрын

Your vids are always inspiring and encouraging no matter the move. I'm also working on my front lever and after a month I see just very little progress, but I know it's a long run. I'll try to get it before you do haha

@jonfettsack6113 3 жыл бұрын

that dedication deserves respect man

@andreaturisini785 3 жыл бұрын

i know the struggle! good job!

@millacabral9475 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I always struggled with parallettes too, it feels much harder. I think there is a big difference in balancing on thick or thin bars, though, mine were entirely too thin when I first got them, so I had to increase the diameter a good two centimeters to be able to hold it without too much pain and having enough surface area to grip and balance properly. If you notice gymnastics p bars, for example, they are quite chonky, they allow for a full grip and better sideways stabilization, I believe.

@Mindy2812 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for you video...

@MrApetape 3 жыл бұрын

There is something really funny about the Sound that you feet do on the wall, especially cut and repeatedly like in that video. Keep up the crazy amount of work!

@Billbo95TKD 3 жыл бұрын

I weirdly found handstand on paralettes easier than floor, but I had much longer paralettes so maybe it was a longer lever arm to correct under over balance. Awesome vid as always 👍

@liambarden9984 3 жыл бұрын

Every single thud against the wall gave me flashbacks and was so funny to me

@marttigenevet2205 3 жыл бұрын

Fav content!

@marktaylor5147 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, really like your videos. You seem to be a good guy.

@Zer-ib7ix 3 жыл бұрын

Great Work! Do the Rings handstand next!

@chrisfischer5380 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s some serious dedication

@jorgerusailh6820 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like you have the Guinness record of hitting the wall with your heels. Jokes apart, your dedication is amazing.

@atdb209Ye Жыл бұрын

The wall 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Love how down to earth this guy is

@soapprince6947 3 жыл бұрын

Cart wheel next please!! I've been subscribe to your channel, really inspiring to never give up no matter how long it takes! Thanks Bro

@maximillianreichel1748 3 жыл бұрын

Parallettes do make it easier, you must have just been using extremely shitty, thin, unstable ones.

@thestormthatisapproaching9533 3 жыл бұрын

@whatdadogdoin6996 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah actually thin p bars are shit and hard to balance on

@valeaves 2 жыл бұрын

I personally find it way harder on paralletes

@mr.potatohead6138 3 жыл бұрын

Your wall repair is very efficient! Lol Twin bro? You're proving that consistency is key.👍

@joshbuckingham6121 3 жыл бұрын

You're really motivating to go through stuff like that for over 300 days

@Giaroscope 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, your brother does/teaches acro? That's awesome! And great progress, been reading up on calisthenics for years but haven't heard much about elbow balancing. Going to try it now

@omegamanGXE 2 жыл бұрын

What’s acro

@chuzackieification579 3 жыл бұрын

來自台灣喜歡你的影片祝你順利進步!!

@just_ji 3 жыл бұрын

Strongblocks should sponsor your wall as well!! haha love your work :)

@bofinq4839 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with the other guy somewhere in this comment section saying that your parallettes might be bad. The grip part looks really short and curved at the ends while the base looks tall and unstable. Really suboptimal design even if it wasn't the main problem for your progreas.

@tulkasastaldo4114 3 жыл бұрын

The thing about handstand on paralettes is that you can rely much more on brute strength than when you balance a handstand on the ground. You don't need to get the perfect alignment to hold your balance which is why handstand on paralettes is considered easier. If you work with paralettes on a regular basis for other exercises like pushups or dips as well, it is really easy to transfer a solid ground handstand to one on paralettes. It took me a solid year to get the handstand on the ground for 30s but only 2 weeks to transfer it to paralettes.

@dailydoseofmovement1730 3 жыл бұрын

Damn those forearms are lookin crazy😳

@iz0metric 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you do an L-Sit into handstand push up

@efrenvillaverdefernandez5894 Жыл бұрын

gracias por el video

@brenttsuji3031 3 жыл бұрын

psyched!!

@iwannaplanche1621 3 жыл бұрын

There are significant simplicities to handstand on parallets, such as the fact that it puts lesser stress on your wrists, you can make adjustements in balancing on both sides (you can apply force forward to stop yourself from falling on your back or backwards not to fall on the side of your belly). Of course the fact that you're able to balance on the ground won't make you balance on parallets or on streight bar. It will have meaningful transfer tho, and will make the process easier.

@beautifulheartsoothingreci28 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS SO TRUE: I recently tried the handstand on paralletes and expected it to be way easier as everybody on youtube claims so, but infact the EXACT OPPOSITE is the case!

@bakianimebattles640 3 жыл бұрын

As a man who has been desperately trying to learn how to handstand for more than a minute for an entire month. This gives me hope, Great vid.

@leodoescalisthenics714 3 жыл бұрын

train 10 mins. everyday or more, and do morning routine and afternoon routine of HS

@adamvalovic2900 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting to see different perspective.. I started to learn handstand on the ground and practiced for let´s say 2-3months. I was getting some shorter holds but still struggled, especially with a kick-up (as you also mentioned). However, then I tried my first handstand on p-bars and after some fearfull attempts (because of bigger height), I started to feel more and more comfortable on them. I could even make shapes after some time (straddle, tuck, diamond), which was almost unimaginable on the floor at that time haha. The point is, that to me parallettes always felt more "natural". It feels like I can take more advantage of a better grip & forearm strenght. Handstand push ups also feel kind of more comfortable on p-bars than floor for me (even with a bigger range of motion). This comment is getting too long.. Anyways, I enjoyed watching the video :)

@RammusTF Жыл бұрын

whats your progress now?

@pauloquimson1679 3 жыл бұрын

Do the front lever or planche nextttttt

@TwizyChrisy 3 жыл бұрын

on a bar you can push AND pull to correct, with the flat hand on the floor you can only push.

@Asdfghjkl-ls1or 3 жыл бұрын

I also learnt handstand on the ground first and it is completely different when you transition to parallettes mainly because you are using different muscles and technique. However, I think it is meant to be easier for beginners because you can use your forearm and wrist muscles to balance in both directions and it might be easier for a lot of people to generate force in this position. The KZfaqrs weren't lying! Geekclimber was just unlucky about his hand pain and probably overestimated the transfer from floor to p-bars.

@toniriediger7961 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I think he should just have gripped harder. Only possible way I can imagine that the hands hurt on parallels is when you kind of „dead grip“ it

@Asdfghjkl-ls1or 3 жыл бұрын

@@toniriediger7961 interesting point, sometimes gripping the bar harder you realise can help with balance. However I think its perfectly normal for him to have some pain in his palm doing this for his first time, I've had some discomfort before when doing weighted dips for example. I think you just need to build up tissue in you hands

@GeekClimber 3 жыл бұрын

Even if you could use bigger muscles more easily on the parallettes, that still doesn't change the fact that the room for balance is a lot smaller. For some reason I find it very difficult if I don't have enough room to correct my balance.

@MahdiDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeekClimber its true you have less distance for balance but you also have two balance points on the parallettes. One is where your palm pushes onto the bar and the other is where your finger pulls from underneath the bar. On the floor you can only push into the floor to correct balance

@marco_dl 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeekClimber I think you should try higher girth and longer parallettes, it's so much easier than on the ground. You have less room to move your center of gravity but you can use so much more force, plus it's easier to use the rest of the body to balance since gripping gives you huge stability. I think it's just different techniques and being used to the ground made it really hard

@missrez 3 жыл бұрын

Press to handstand next!

@Kostas.mp3 3 жыл бұрын

Discipline. Let's go 💪🏻

@MetalMania1909vdb Жыл бұрын

Average guy has a KZfaq Channel with a ton of calisthenics abilities. Just an average guy.

@Crus0e 3 жыл бұрын

How the hell do I find a very talented brother to help me out when I'm struggling

@FearlessTofu 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job & Great breakdown of the process! What a surprise to see your brother- it’s like you’re slowly introducing us to your family! Any plans for you and your wife to try acro yoga?