Danette out with the early morning sun!

Last week we saw a whole lot of you making drastic improvements in your handstand push ups!  Why do we work on a movement like that you ask?  Well here you go…
Handstand pushups increase the load on the triceps brachii muscles significantly over regular pushups, with the arms having to hold almost 100% of the body’s weight rather than an average of 60% during normal pushups. Load is also shifted from the pectoralis major muscle to the anterior (front) deltoids and lateral (side) deltoids due to the shoulders exerting in adduction while externally rotated, rather than transverse flexion.
In free-standing handstand pushups, the core muscles and hand muscles are both used to keep the body balanced, from falling over back, forward, or to either side, and to maintain posture. This makes it a much stronger exercise for the wrist flexors, core and legs compared to regular pushups.  After the event on Sunday we watched a guy bang out 3 free standing handstand push ups and I do believe that I have another goal to add to the list now, it was pretty awesome to witness.

Today’s Workout:
Front Squats 3-3-3-3
Followed by a 1 Mile Run in this fashion:
Sprint 100 M – Walk 100 M