First you learn to balance on both hands. Then, if successful and you develop your muscle and sense of balance in the right way, you can go on one hand alone, for which there is a whole variety of positions. Moving between them calls for a great deal of flexibility as well as strength. This post covers all sorts of situations in which the entire bodyweight is supported on the hands - i.e. includes planching. First of all, let Rohan show the way: But to begin at the beginning... And again: There we go: shape, muscle control and some endurance to stay there. Christiano Rujana adds the flexibility element: ...which can lead to more elaborate shapes... Chinese version (handstand, not the guy!): Specific training of core strength helps a lot: There are a load of other exercises you need to do, but that's too much technical stuff for this post. Once you are able to handstand, you can move around and get stronger still: See this guy's confidence in pushups on the bar: Note that it is

Everything here from ice through rain to warm showers and pools. Fit guys and water go together in many different ways. Let's begin with those dedicated to cold water immersion either first thing in the morning or after workout. This causes the liver to 'panic' and releases additional dopamine which livens up your body for several hours ahead. Let's start with young Evan, who likes his bath, specially set up in his basement gym, at 42F (5.5C) - exactly why this precise we cannot say! This guy has his outside and uses it every morning:  Cold-water swimming beginning with a high dive... Then of course, we have rain. Training shirtless (obviously) in the rain can be quite fun... Or maybe just flexing: And let's not forget our post-workout ice bath: OIl drums, old baths, wheelie bins... whatever!   Or just go find a frozen lake: Russians ritually do this on January 6th, Epiphany. Young and old... and don't forget your wooly hat! More kids, in Siberia, add the benefi