How to do a front handspring stepout for gymnastics

This is an animated gymnastics tutorial for the front handspring stepout. Use the controls to pause, slow down and follow along with detailed step by step text instructions that match up with each movement. This instructional gymnastics video is incredibly in depth and a great guide for learning the front handspring stepout.

Front Handspring Stepout - Gymnastics

The front handspring stepout is a basic gymnastics skill often used to initiate
a row of front handsprings, flysprings or front flip variations. The FHS stepout is easier than the front handspring with closed legs. Because the legs are spread, you land quicker, but because you land on one leg, the pressure is higher. (that's why you should TRY the FHS with closed legs first) Also try the front walkover, which is like a slow motion version of the front handspring stepout and requires more flexibility. After you can do the front handspring with spread legs, you can work on handspring combinations or even the frontwhip variations.

Trainer advice: Front Handspring Stepout - Gymnastics

* Try the front handspring with closed legs first, then learn the stepout and later
perfect your front handspring with closed legs. At the very beginning just do a handstand and let yourself fall. If you would try the front handspring stepout right away, you might injure you right knee, because at the beginning you will land very low and hard.
* TO make the arm push easier you can use a reuther springboard. (plant your hands on the spring board.)
* It also helps if you learn the flyspring with a trampoline first.
* The running front handspring is easier than the static front handspring. Static FHS = Front Handspring without walking or running steps.
* The front handspring stepout is easier than the front handspring with closed legs
* How to learn front handspring combinations: Do a front roll after the first front handspring. Then try a handstand after the first spring. etc, until you can do 2 front handsprings.