Originally Posted by
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My wife's grandfather was a college gymnast in his youth and even in his 80s, he could stand next to a kitchen counter with his palms flat on the counter and slowly raise and hold his body completely horizontal. He also still did handstands by bending over and slowly raising his body to vertical without using momentum.
The funny thing is, he looked like anybody's flabby old grandpa.
What a badass!
From a sitting position, with my hands on the arms of a chair, I used to be able to lift myself and rotate into a quasi-handstand, but I could never quite shoulder press all the way up.