Do a handstand for 1 minute.

“On October 2nd, 2014 I made 65 seconds in handstand. Just like that, it happened. I wasn’t planning to break records, do some PR that day or whatever. It’s been a long time since I stopped training according to any fixed plan, or repetitions, or sets, or time - the obsession with measuring and quantifying everything starts to annoy me - I am training intuitively, I listen to my body and I’m not chasing after anything. I don’t use stopwatch, I count in my head, very slowly just to be sure. So a few sets against the wall, working on the line, then two in space. Then three and I told myself, today is a good day, 25, great, breathing in, breathing out, 35, good, toes, bottom, abs, 40, shoulders, push, push, straight, abs, 45, breathing out, perfect, what if…? What if today? 50, phew, toes, slightly forward, pheeew, 55, alright I can do it, bottom, shoulders, straighten, phew, 60. Bam, I got it! So I counted five more and got easily back on feet. And that was it. I was very happy, immediately sending a message to my wife, to Yuval…”

“I started 2021 with no hand balancing experience, and a goal of holding a 60 second handstand before the end of the year. I hit that goal today, August 30! I’ve come to love hand balancing, and there’s a lot more I’d like to do: I want to continue to open up my shoulders, which will allow me to hold a better stack and rely on my muscles to a lesser degree, allowing a longer hold. I want to build up my hold time in a straight line. I can hold various shapes, but have found that the split leg shape I use in this video offers me the most control for adjustments and the ability to reach longer durations. Lastly, I’d love to start exploring one-arm handstands! I can honestly say this has been one of the most difficult skills I’ve ever learned, and there were hundreds of opportunities to quit. For that reason, it’s also been one of my most rewarding accomplishments.”