r/Handstands

Hi! I'm from Japan, and my English isn't very good. Simple English would be greatly appreciated.

I've been practicing handstands for a while, but I still can't balance consistently.

What is my biggest problem? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

I just started learning handstands a week ago, what advice do you have to help me learn? This is my first 30 second handstand of any kind. How do I get the arch out of my back?

I've been spending more time on canes lately, and I wasn't expecting them to feel so different.

The balance feels way more precise, and every little mistake shows up immediately.

I'm curious what everyone else thinks.

Do you prefer training on the floor, parallettes, or canes? And why?

I used to be able to do 2 HSPU in a row and now I can barely hold for 8s. Even if the HSPUs weren’t perfect form, I used to be able to hold for much longer and have much longer sessions without fatiguing. What could be the reason? Ive uploaded a clip of me attempting some handstand now.

Note: the clip is after my workout, but I still only held 5-6s at the start. I end up falling forward a lot. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, been working on these for a while now and I've finally been able to hold a couple of seconds consistently. I still feel that making adjustments is quite hard and different from a regular two-arm handstand; once I lose my balance point, there's not much chance I'll recover. Any tips would be appreciated! 🙂

Have you ever tried?

Hi all! I’m relatively new to calisthenics and handstands - I was on and off with both during university depending on how busy I was, but I’ve been getting into it a lot more the past few months now that I’m graduated.

For handstands, I’ve been struggling to stand up straight with them. I’m 99% it’s a shoulder mobility issue after doing some research and based on what I see when I record myself. I’ve attached some photos ranging from about a month ago to about a week ago, and you can see that the biggest issue seems to be the curvature in my upper back/shoulders (or so I think, idk I’m new XD )

I have two questions:

1. What should I be aiming for during a handstand to have straight shoulders?

2. What stretches do you guys recommend to improve shoulder mobility for handstands? I’ve been doing yoga’s downward dog, dead hangs, and reaching high while standing against a wall (idk what that’s called)

I guess, if it’s a different issue altogether, or if you have any other tips, I’ll take whatever I can get! I’ve hit a bit of a wall for now

Thank you!

This is my 6 months progress, I can’t figure out why my legs won’t stay straight even though I flex and squeeze my glutes as hard as I can, pls help

I started my handstand journey in January 2026, got my first shape today

I've been practicing handstands for a while, and one thing I've learned is that progress isn't always linear.

Some days I can hold it with no problem. Other days I feel like a complete beginner again.

For those who've been training handstands, how long did it take you to reach a solid 30-second hold?

I'm curious to hear other people's experiences.

Just done this like 2 minutes ago, best handstand hold in the tuck/adv tuck position i've ever held. Good form?

I’m buying canes for one arm handstands, but not sure if these ones “wobble” well for balancing. Saw these on Facebook market place and they looked pretty good to me. Any OAHS experts here can tell me if these are good?