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Though I agree with your point, I would advise against this. Instead I would advise someone to master body weight exercises. Pull ups, push ups, hand stands, etc.

Master motor control, balance and ability to control your own weight. The problem with lifting is no matter how good your form is, injuries are inevitable and made worse due to the extra resistance.

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Giving advice to people starting out to try and master hand stands is not a good idea.

Other body weight exercises like push-ups are a great supplement though.

If there are no weights involved, I'd recommend people just do yoga instead, but leave hand stands out for a long time.

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Why? They’re not that difficult, especially if someone is there to assistance or you have a wall. It’s also a yoga position.

Now obviously I wouldn’t start out with hand stands since you need to be in pretty good shape (like a pull up you probably can’t do it unless you’re in decent shape anyways).

It’s certainly safer than having literally hundreds of pounds above your neck.

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Because it has become a new fad and people jump into it without understanding the risks, which lead to injury.

I spent a very long time training for hand stands (pressing up) , it is an advanced skill.

In Ashtanga yoga it is considered an advanced level which some yogis may never achieve.