Handstand

How it is used

Gymnastics coaches talk about entering, holding and leaving a handstand.

Example sentences

1. She held the handstand briefly before lowering her feet.

   The hold is the upside-down part before returning to the floor.

2. The coach filmed my handstand from the side.

   The side view helps inspect body alignment.

Common collocations

• hold a handstand
• handstand balance

Related terms

• bodyweight exerciseAn exercise that uses your own body as resistance instead of machines, weights, or other external load.
• coreThe muscles around the middle of the body, including the abdominals, lower back, obliques and hips, that keep the trunk stable during movement.

More terms: Exercises & Technique

• squat
• push-up
• stretch
• deadlift
• bench press
• plank
• lunge
• pull-up
• form
• compound exercise
• isolation exercise
• eccentric phase