straight arms on a back handspring!?!?
489087
Stop doing back handsprings if you keep falling on your head.  You won't do gymnastics forever, and you will lose precious brain cells.  You will become less intelligent if you keep hurting your head, and your mind is more important than gymnastics, especially when you can't do gymnastics anymore.\n\nYour arms are supposed to be partially bent on a back handspring.  If they were straight, you would hyper-extend your arms and break bones.  If you keep falling, I suggest you do muscle work (i.e. weight training) to strengthen your arms.
1058256
Put your arms up, lean forward, put your arms on the ground and push off the ground hard!  This should work.  Think hand  hand, foot foot, hand up, hand up.
373045
Unable to lift your arms are a 90 degree angle to your body,pinched nerve feeling!
462166
There's no age limit, I didn't learn to do a good back handspring til I was 21.  Work on your ab muscles that helps.  Also I learned how to do it by getting the feel in a foam pit.  The pit was solid not blocks of foam.  It really helped.  I did notice that when my chest started to develope that it was really hard to do tricks.  Your balance is different.  Good luck
628232
Arms, back, shoulders.
173488
You mean like this....\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8107679577051720812&q=handspring\n\n\nBecause if that's what you're talking about, it's called a handspring
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Try going to some open gym classes at a gymnastics plce and they could help you\n concentrate on it! \nMake sure to spot \nGet used to doing backbends\nmaybe start w/ backwalkovers and pick up the speed until it becomes a backhandspring\nHope it all works out for you!
204511
my hubby has 18" arms....he is a powerlifter!!!!
532483
a great back exercise you can do with the swiss ball is to lie on top of it so that your waist is the part touching the ball.  have someone hold your legs so that your whole body is horizontal on the ball.  then put your hands behind your head and lower your torso down, and then bring it up as high as you can...and repeat.  this is a killer...might take some time to work up to it.
750757
You need help on how to do back-bend kick overs? OK. I know that these take along time, I took longer on these than I did things like back handsprings and back tucks! Back bend kick overs are one of the most important things to know in gymnastics.\nMake sure you have a"spotter" to arch your back correctly and so you don't fall.\nGet in your back bend.\nStart to rock a little bit, that warms up your muscles. \nPush off the ground with the foot you AREN'T kicking over, have your spotter support the leg and help push it over.\nYou need strong arms and back to be able to do a back bend kick over, not so much with the legs. \nGood luck.
321552
The most important thing to remember when learning a backhandspring is to trust yourself. You might be a headcase at first, cause I was, but you have to know that YES if you do jump backwards, your hands WILL catch you! Just remember to SIT (like in a chair) on your take off, and to keep your arms locked when jumping back so you won't fall! Keep your head straight inbetween your arms, and push off the ground with the tips of your fingers. It might take awhile, but you will get it!
767369
he might have an adantage over you. He could have a longer forarm than you which dosent help you out at all. Pluse he might of beten you with the wrist bent down. Also the muscle that requires you to twist your arm's rotator cup might be stroger than yours since nobody notices it.
870903
It takes a different amount of time for different people. For me, it took very long, longer than it did my back handsprings or back tucks! But once you get it, it's easy!\n\nIts natural for your wrists to hurt because of the way you are using them and the weight you are putting on them is not normal. I can't be sure you are doing them correctly since I cant see you, but that is normal and just be careful and remember to rest and not push yourself too hard.\n\nHere are my tips on doing back walkovers:\nWhile you are going back you have to be pulling your leg back at the same time. Otherwise it is choppy and MUCH harder to get over. Start with your leg up (make sure you have your balance), its easier.\nWhen first practicing, do it on a mattress or better, a trampoline.\nMake sure you KEEP YOUR ARMS OVER YOUR HEAD. Many give out and then PLOP on your head and it hurts!\nHave someone spot you first, arching your back.\nMake sure you have your bridge first, or trying to do a back walk over is crazy! Practice your back bends a lot.\n\nAnother exercise is to do a bridge with your feet up on something(a couch, bed, etc). Then, kick your legs over your head. To strengthen your back, do this same exercise, only try to use your back to pull your legs over, instead of kicking. \n\nGood luck!
1155315
My hubby tells my son to hang upside down on a bar by his legs or swing from the bar using his arms for at least 3 minutes at a time.  Monkey like activities.....hope this helps
416922
can you do a backbend? if so, get someone to raise you legs up and over your head and keep practicing it antil you get it.
351685
umm...I doubt that is how it would happen to a normal human, because obviously that dummy didnt have she muscle structure (and tightness) of the muscles in a normal human's arms...it might be a factor that the dummy was unproportionally weighted vertically (from head to butt to toes) if that makes any sense.
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Bulk up on your arms and upper body.  Then you won't have anything to worry about.  Don't throw your head back; just let it go with your body.  Arms by your ears and tight.  Just freakin' do it.  It's a trampoline!!  Actually, on a trampoline, no hands is easier.\n\nYou might start with more back walk-overs.  Then you won't have the fear of falling backwards as much.  I have fallen on my head so many times doing back flips.  Don't worry about it.\n\nBut wait, do you have any gymnastics training?  If not, back handsprings may be out of your league and you shouldn't be trying them anyway.  Try a gymnastics or tumbling class.