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What ever you were capable of in school as a child has almost no relevance to your adult self unless you have kept up those skills. Kids also learn physical mo

What ever you were capable of in school as a child has almost no relevance to your adult self unless you have kept up those skills. Kids also learn physical moves much faster. I only know a couple of adults that have learned how to handstand as adults and even then, they were already fit or had good strength to weight ratios. Still took a long time to get a good looking hold. I’ve seen kids just pick it up and start walking and hopping with control in weeks.

mettamage 4y ago
> What ever you were capable of in school as a child has almost no relevance to your adult self unless you have kept up those skills. I can still do a handstand, with difficulty, but I can do it. To be fair, it was always with difficulty, it takes a few tries. I was 14/15 when I could do it. > Still took a long time to get a good looking hold. You need to get it right for 1 second to call it a handstand IMO
- lemming 4y ago
  > You need to get it right for 1 second to call it a handstand IMO I don't think many people would call that a handstand. Or at least, if you do then the definition is so wide as to be useless. There's no balance at all involved for 1 sec, just luck.
- 2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
  > You need to get it right for 1 second to call it a handstand IMO Just kick up with the right amount of force and you’ll float for a few seconds. That can be achieved with luck.
  - mettamage 4y ago
    Yup, that's why it's possible within less than 30 days.
    - 2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
      It’s not a skill if you can’t do it on command. I’m not sure why we need to lower the bar of success or dilute the skill so that more people can say they succeeded. This wouldn’t even be an argument if we were talking about someone standing on their feet. It’s ok to not be good at everything.
  - smsm42 4y ago
    Or you will fall down, or you hands would collapse and you'd plant you face into the ground. Not everybody has the same physical capabilities.
- swatcoder 4y ago
  > You need to get it right for 1 second to call it a handstand IMO I don’t know your background, but this reads like the mentality that gives a lot of “bro” workout communities a reputation for being irresponsible and injury prone. Call it a handstand when you can do a handstand, and work your way up to it humbly. Your joints will thank you.
paulpauper 4y ago
kids have more strength relative to weight, I think

mettamage 4y ago

> What ever you were capable of in school as a child has almost no relevance to your adult self unless you have kept up those skills. I can still do a handstand, with difficulty, but I can do it. To be fair, it was always with difficulty, it takes a few tries. I was 14/15 when I could do it. > Still took a long time to get a good looking hold. You need to get it right for 1 second to call it a handstand IMO

lemming 4y ago
> You need to get it right for 1 second to call it a handstand IMO I don't think many people would call that a handstand. Or at least, if you do then the definition is so wide as to be useless. There's no balance at all involved for 1 sec, just luck.
2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
> You need to get it right for 1 second to call it a handstand IMO Just kick up with the right amount of force and you’ll float for a few seconds. That can be achieved with luck.
- mettamage 4y ago
  Yup, that's why it's possible within less than 30 days.
  - 2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
    It’s not a skill if you can’t do it on command. I’m not sure why we need to lower the bar of success or dilute the skill so that more people can say they succeeded. This wouldn’t even be an argument if we were talking about someone standing on their feet. It’s ok to not be good at everything.
- smsm42 4y ago
  Or you will fall down, or you hands would collapse and you'd plant you face into the ground. Not everybody has the same physical capabilities.
swatcoder 4y ago
> You need to get it right for 1 second to call it a handstand IMO I don’t know your background, but this reads like the mentality that gives a lot of “bro” workout communities a reputation for being irresponsible and injury prone. Call it a handstand when you can do a handstand, and work your way up to it humbly. Your joints will thank you.

paulpauper 4y ago

kids have more strength relative to weight, I think