Handstand Tips from Professional Acrobat, Nathan Tsuji

Join me, Shawna Krueger and my guest, Nathan Tsuji, for a deep dive into handstands. Nathan is a professional acrobat, performer, trainer, model, and gymnast. He was on America’s Got Talent and has been featured on the Ellen show as part of the Positive Impact Movement. Currently he performs in Las Vegas with Voltaire, and he has also been a part of Cirque Du Soleil. He is the host of the Positive Impact Movement festival.

If you are tuning in today, you will hear primarily about standing on your hands. We start with hearing about how you get to superhuman levels of handstanding, what it takes physically and mentally. Then we move into beginner-friendly conversations about how to start… tips, advice and insight.

And finally, we talk about performing: how it feels, managing stress and pressure, and practicing for excellence. 

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Time stamps:

00:00 Introduction.

02:48 Agenda and what to expect.

04:45 Handstanding on a hoverboard? 

10:46 Where motivation comes from.

16:40 The hardest thing about training is recovery.

18:00 Training to get to the next level.

20:30 On injuries. 

23:15 Handstand myths

28:00 Number one piece of advice for handstands.

29:30 Sneaky limitation for handstands: Lats.

33:15 Wrist flexibility.

37:50 Do you deal with stage fright? Anxiety?

40:50 Pre-performance routine?

41:30 The America’s Got Talent experience.

48:20 What keeps Nathan inspired. 

50:10 What makes a good coach? A good leader?

55:10 Billboard message: “Know your limits but never accept them.” 

57:00 Connect with Nathan Tsuji.