handstands and other static hold positions

[Proteinboy]

i am wondering how many times per week it would good to practice handstands for time.
i am already on a weight training program which has military press 1 time per week.

my concern is to avoid over training while improving my proficiency at hand balancing. i have also heard the shrugging out the shoulders while in a handstand will strengthen the shoulder girdle in general. so i am also treating it like a strength building exercise.

i am currently practicing as often as possible-around 4-5 times a week. however, i just do them intermittenly throughout the day, like i am greasing the groove.

any tips, or thoughts on the frequency of these?

i am also desiring to be able to do both a bent arm press and a straight arm press to handstand. i have been practicing for several months now(~3).

i also would like to work the planche variations(i am on the simple frog stand for now). how often should i work these?

im not sure if flyingfree is still here or not, but man would i like his advice!

 

[dswithers]

Can you do handstand push ups? How many?

Some argue that bodyweight exercises are 'different' and can be performed more often, without over training, although I expect it is dependent on the number you can perform. If you can do more than 12-15 reps then it becomes more of an endurance exercise and less of a CNS stressor.

Also, some argue that isometric, and maybe even negatives, are 'different' and can be performed more often without over training.

 

[Radu.]

you won't overtrain as you are not training your delts by handstanding.
as long as you dont spend 3 hours a week by handstanding it's nothing wrong with it.