Track stand tiring hand

Your hands should be pretty relaxed 99% of the time. I don’t find that I need any more pressure than normal on the bars when trackstanding. Seems like something that will improve as you get more comfortable with track stands though.

don’t worry. just keep practicing and you’ll figure out how to be efficient and loose.
but some hints:

* try pointing your wheel AWAY from your front foot. i find it way way easier to have my right foot forward when i point my wheel left
* you should have your entire weight distributed between your two feet on the pedals and your hands should be relatively loose on the bars, used only for minor inputs on bar angle.. in other words, you should be balancing your weight between your two legs like a see saw, not between one leg and one arm..
* it helps if you play with the angle of the pedals too. I generally have the front pedal angled backwards, and the back pedal angeld forwards, allowing me to easily shift weight precisely between my two legs, while controlling the amount of forward pedal force.

Your weight should be entirely on the pedals, center of gravity over the crank

You’re leaning pretty far forward, weight on the bars, which makes things harder. When you find the right spot to balance your weight on the pedals, you won’t have any weight on your hands. I practice pinching the grips between my index and thumb, or using one hand, so I can’t rely on my hands for support.

When it comes to pedaling for balance, you don’t want to shift your weight over the front pedal to push down, you want to keep your weight centered and let your legs move under you. Your back foot still has weight on the pedal, just a little bit less so it can rotate.