Another post all about hand/arm balancing, for which anything with 'feet off the ground' counts (e.g. 'planches'). The essential elements are balance (obviously), core and shoulder strength for maintaining a good and steady shape, and endurance for staying up... which seems to be a good place to start, since gymnast Seth has posted a three-minute video of his best handstand hold (he can do longer, but was not happy showing the less-good shape). OK, this is a bit like 'slow telly' where not much happens (reindeer wandering in the arctic comes to mind for one programme we watched!)... but Seth should be admired for his artistry as well as the hard work which goes into being able to make this happen, even if there is a slight bend in his shoulders: Actually his shape gets progressively bendier as time passes, but full marks for effort! 'Croc' (...odile) - a standard position in acrobati gymnastics That's the perfect shape for a twohanded balance. That&#

Appropriate exercise is the key to health and fitness at all ages Clearly it should be tailored to capabilities and ambitions - not everyone wants bulging bodybuilder muscles and, frankly, they are not much use for any other sport if that's the direction they choose. Random examples in todays post. At the end, a focus on lats, rear delts and rhomboids. We start with pliometic vee-sits - and please do take note of the sign! And we go on to show various enthusiasms - sport in tthe dark, sport in the rain and snow... but don't feel that such extremes are requirements! And not fogetting the latest internet enthusiasm: We'll finish today with a stack of images of guys who have been working hard on their backs - most guys do this but then fail to post pictures, preferring to pose their chests and abs full=on to the camera!

Don't miss TODAY'S EARLIER POST -  on like-minded guys sharing their fitness time. But here, just by way of a change, we take the rear view of muscular development. Most guys choose to face the camera - but here we have chosen to check out lats, rhomboids and rear delts! po