[mlrtime]

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.

[endisneigh]

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.

[mlrtime]

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.