Do this and be a showoff

[Broadsword2004]

Okay, this is just a little strength routine I thought of to do to show off your strength (if you get to this strength level, that is).

It shows off a handstand, planche, hollowback, and V-sit. It's simple. First, go into a basic handstand. Now, arch your back and slowly lower your feet 'till they are like 6 inches or so off the ground (basically a bridge, but your feet aren't touching the ground). This is an extremem hollowback. Now, without touching the ground at all with your feet, raise back up into the handstand. This takes some crazy arm and back strength. Now, go down slowly into a V-sit from the handstand. Basically you do the opposite of arching your back; I guess it is like a backwards hollowback. Go into the V-sit, then hold for a sec, then raise back up into a handstand. Now, slowly lower yourself into a planche (keep arms straight). Do a full straight-legged planche if you are strong enough. Otherwise, spread your legs out wide to decrease the resistance on your shoulders. Now, do planche pushups, which look inhumanly-possible to most people; do a few, then hold the planche a sex, then raise back up to to a handstand. Now hop on your hands, do some handstand pushups, and then go onto your feet.

P.S.: I dunno if the above routine is possible; technically I am sure it is, as all those moves individually have been done and you can transition between them, but most people's shoulders might give out before finishing; I dunno; or maybe not.

Remember, that is like an extreme strength display.

[koto_ryu]

It shows off a handstand, planche, hollowback, and V-sit. It's simple. First, go into a basic handstand. Now, arch your back and slowly lower your feet 'till they are like 6 inches or so off the ground (basically a bridge, but your feet aren't touching the ground). This is an extremem hollowback. Now, without touching the ground at all with your feet, raise back up into the handstand. This takes some crazy arm and back strength. Now, go down slowly into a V-sit from the handstand. Basically you do the opposite of arching your back; I guess it is like a backwards hollowback. Go into the V-sit, then hold for a sec, then raise back up into a handstand. Now, slowly lower yourself into a planche (keep arms straight). Do a full straight-legged planche if you are strong enough. Otherwise, spread your legs out wide to decrease the resistance on your shoulders. Now, do planche pushups, which look inhumanly-possible to most people; do a few, then hold the planche a sex, then raise back up to to a handstand. Now hop on your hands, do some handstand pushups, and then go onto your feet.

I always enjoy a good test of strength so after I woke today I warmed up a bit, stretched out (especially my shoulders) and decided to give it a try. I went over and over it in my head several times to make sure I had down what you wanted to do then gave it a shot.

Hopped into the handstand, no problem. As I started lowering down to the hollowback (something I have never heard before, where'd you hear about it?) I could feel my shoulders getting a decent workout as well as my back. Moving back up was the killer though. You basically get no momentum and I almost lost my balance trying to get back up. By that time my shoulders were already feeling the effects, and when I tried the V-sit I dumped on my ass. I got up, tried again, and lost my balance so that was as far as I got but it definitely seems like it is possible.

[Broadsword2004]

It is called a hollowback from b-boying (breakdancing) and I think gymnastics too, (though I am not totally sure there). A hollowback is basically a very arched handstand I guess; if you can do it with your feet like a foot or so above the ground though that is like an extreme one.

Yeah, the fact that you have no momentum lifting back up is what makes it such a killer.