Tuck Planche (Kind of)

So, this is my (attempted) Tuck Planche. This move is actually extremely difficult, or so I am finding.

I can’t even imagine the amount of strength that is going to be required to hold myself in the Advanced Tuck Planche as I am majorly struggling with the basic Tuck Planche.

When doing the handstand the body’s skeletal structure takes most of the weight and the muscles simply hold the body in place. With the Planche most of the body is supported by the muscles with minimal support from the skeletal structure.

I have been practising this for a month now, and only recently have I managed to hold the Tuck Planche, as briefly as it may be.

For me the most important thing is the fact that I am doing it correctly (as far as I can tell, if anyone has any suggestion please speak up) with my back being parallel to the floor and my legs unsupported on my knees or inner thigh. The Tuck Planche isn’t to be confused with the Crane/Crow stance in Yoga were the legs rest on the arms.

Of course, it’s about leverage, and the more vertical to the floor the spine is the easier this becomes. Saying this, the more vertical the spine becomes, the less it’s a Tuck Planche, and more a Handstand.

I am planning to keep improving this, gaining in strength in order to hold the position for longer.

My arms need to be straighter and eventually I will start to move my legs further out but this is something I am going to progress to and it will probably take some time to achieve.

But, for now I am pleased with this, even though it’s only a 3 second hold :)

And this is what is should look like, in about 10 years! :)



Train on brothers!