Gymnastics With Brothers

Shoulder mobility is one of the biggest limiting factors in handstands.

If your shoulders can’t fully open overhead, your body will compensate somewhere else - usually by arching the back or losing alignment.

This drill forces active shoulder opening to:

✅ Improve overhead mobility
✅ Increase thoracic extension
✅ Build better body awareness
✅ Build posterior pelvic tilt and a proper body alignment

Small improvements here make a huge difference upside down.

Your handstand starts with your shoulders.

👉SAVE this drill to include it in your warm-up before every handstand session and FOLLOW FOR MORE 🤸‍♂️

One of the biggest mistakes people make when learning a backflip is trying to throw their body backwards.

That immediately kills your height and makes the skill inconsistent.

Instead, think about jumping UP first. Your arms should lead the movement by reaching for the ceiling, then continuing around, and only after that do you pull into the tuck.

This drill isolates the two most important pieces:
✅ Correct arm action
✅ Explosive vertical jump

Master these first, and the backflip becomes much easier, higher, and far more consistent.

SAVE this drill and FOLLOW for more gymnastics tips🤸‍♂️

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