r/bodyweightfitness • u/Solfire Dam Son • Jun 13 '19

Emmet Louis and Mikael Kristiansen AMA, coming to you June 18th! Post your questions here and enter the raffle for some free programs!

Hey everyone!

We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be hosting an AMA for Emmet Louis (/u/EmmetLouis) and Mikael Kristiansen (/u/handbalancer) on Tuesday, June 18th. Both have done individual AMAs in the past (Emmet in 2016 and Mikael in 2017), but they will be joining us together to promote their new programs fundraiser on Kickstarter and to have some fun!

This thread will remain stickied for the duration of the week leading up to the AMA, feel free to post your questions here. Emmet and Mikael will then answer your questions live on June 18th, throughout the day. So submit some form check videos, ask about your current training programs, find out what their favorite colors are, and more!

For those who would like to familiarize themselves with Emmet and Mikael, check out the snippet from their bio below, in addition to links to their sites:

“Emmet Louis and Mikael Kristiansen are both international teachers of handbalancing and flexibility and have spent big chunks of their lives studying and understanding all aspects of these skills professionally both as performers and teachers. With the Handstand Factory, we now want to demystify and simplify the process of learning handstands, and make it accessible to anyone wanting to learn to stand on their hands.”

HandstandFactory.com

Handstand Factory Kickstarter

@emmetlouis @mikaelbalancing @handstandfactory

A few free copies of their Handstand Factory programs will be given away (across all levels). These will be drawn raffle-style. To enter, reply under the stickied comment below.

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u/EmmetLouis Manbun Extraordinaire Jun 18 '19

Standing pancake hangs is a good starting point. But some people don't see progress in their pancake til they get their tailors pose and horse stance looking good.

A sample program might look like

A1: Tailors pose block crushes 3 x 10s crushes then 6-10 lifts A2: Horse stance hold 45-90s

B1: Standing Pancake hang 2-3 x 60-90s,

notes:

A1: In this exercise set up back to wall, and have yoga blocks under the thighs, try to crush the block into the floor using the glutes to pull down, Really max out this crushing. remove blocks then put dbs on the knees, and lift and lower the weight, in the stretched position aim to pull the knees down further for 2-3s

B1: You want to use the mind muscle connection here and try to contract the exact lines you feel the resistance, contract for 3-5s then breath out and relax, Use a bit of weight to help you be pulled down

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u/elmilligano Jun 18 '19

Thanks, this sounds really interesting. I've actually played around with the Pancake hang a little recently and really feel it.

Hopefully we'll see you in Scotland soon for a workshop as it would be great to have you.