Since I play Quidditch I have decided to train for Gymnastics at the same time. Hopefully I can do this to improve my weaker areas (arms and back) for both activities. I have noticed that doing a hand stand or cart wheel is not just about your arms, but your core and state of mind. My first attempts at a hand stand actually came as an accidental mess up from a core strengthing activity. The Burpee:
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I was slightly overzealous in between steps 2 and 3 and kicked my legs higher into the air than I had planned. So messing up a Burpee = Handstand in my case...and a very crude one at that. Before this, I was too afraid to throw myself at the ground in hopes that my arms would catch me and I wouldn't fall over. For those of you who are wimpy like me, mess up a burpee.
