Rip Esselstyn: son of Caldwell Esselstyn and his top 10 rules for success; handstand slight hand pain and tingling briefly.

I found a nice video that is inspirational. I have been progressing on my simple strength training exercises finally today.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Handstand prehab, warmup, stretching, strengthening.

I have to make sure I do the proper technique as described by trainers with a focus on injury prevention and maximum progress. One technique to prevent hand pain is simply rest. As important is warmup and stretching. Below are the exercises necessary to warm up and reduce chance of injury:

Another video from a reliable Youtube channel:

Another, the most thorough of the ones I saw:

Additional steps include how to do the handstand. Some recommend rotating the hands further outward so there is less stress during the handstand. In time, though, the stretching will improve flexibility. It is said that wrist and hand pain is somewhat common for people new to handstand training. One person had to take off 5 weeks, which is something I would do if necessary but at this point I don’t have tingling or pain for more than a few minutes. However, I have to be certain it does not progress or it will set me back in training a significant amount. I am most proud of the handstand and most motivated to perform the handstand of all exercises, so I have to use extra caution.

Another strength exercise that stresses the wrist and hand is the ground L-sit. The same precautions must be taken for that exercise.

Consideration may be given to performing an exercise on parallel bars to reduce stress on the wrists, at least temporarily during periods of higher pain and discomfort.