A long while back we found a webpage called "The Lost Art of the Handstand" - it no longer exists, so don't bother looking! Every gymnast and many circus performers need handstands, which come in many forms: one two hands, on one arm only, high on top of another performer... count the ways! In this bonus post - and don't miss today's EARLIER ONE - we include training tips as well as artistic hand-balance examples (and sometmes less artistic one but good tries!). All in the interests of promoting the fitness and training needed to perform them properly. New resolution to get stuck in for 2024?  We cover many positions in these examples including planche - anything where all the weight is mantained on the hands in balance and during movements. Let's go. But wait: some training tips: Yes, shape matters a lot. More... When you are skilled in acrobatic gymnastics, all things are possible and there is fun to be had too: Obviously muscle strength is required as well...