seiyafan Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Last night I lower the rings to floor height and kick one right leg first, then second leg, I think the first leg caught the strap, but then heaven and earth flashed in front of my eyes, and the next thing I knew I was on the floor dying, LOL! Should I have kicked both legs up at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Trane Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Here is a thread about it:https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/topic/9971-how-do-you-train-for-a-handstand-on-rings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Slocum Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Use some kind of mat A much more controlled ascent is to do a bent-body, bent-arm press. If you're not capable of doing this, you probably aren't ready to be seriously thinking about ring handstands anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiyafan Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Use some kind of mat I know, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 A jump is easy once you get used to it; unfortunately getting used to it might take a couple of roll-throughs. Obviously your weight needs to be as straight up and down as possible until your legs LIGHTLY impact the straps. Personally when I'm doing ring handstands in isolation (not part of a series I mean) I usually jump to a point partway through the bent-arm press mentioned above, then straighten up and lock out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaudius Petrulis Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 How to get a ring handstand? _Very_ carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiyafan Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 I will be more careful next time, no more kick my legs up then see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiyafan Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 I found a safer way to do this and that is having my legs resting on an elevated box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaël Van den Berg Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I know that some people lower the rings to just a few cm above the floor, then get in a headstand between the rings (hands on the floor), and then grip the rings one by one while still in a headstand, put the legs against the straps, and then push out to ring handstand (or as far as they can get). This requires the ability to do at least one HeSPU, of course, but strength-wise it's probably a very good idea to be able to perform HeSPU anyway before you want to tackle ring HS I'm not saying this is what you should do - I'm just describing an alternative way to get into the rings which some people have used successfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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