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🏆 Win Wednesday
What’s a win you’ve had this week? 🏆 Big or small, it counts. It could be: - More reps - Better form - More confidence - Showing up consistently - Trying something new Share your win below 👇
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@Check N Tackle well done! Such an accomplishment!
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My quest for handstand
I still don't have it. I've come to think that the only thing that's stopping me to kick real hard is fear. And although I have a mentality of pushing forward and not letting any fear stop me, this resistance is staying so I started doing the kind of exercises that @Karyn Ainsworth mentioned, and working on my scapula and hip flexors to aim, one day, also for the press handstand. I might by looking too high, but I do see differences. In these weeks my headstands drills have improved: I can go up with straddle press and a lot more control, my crow-headstand is improving, I'm experimenting to get the pincha (that's going to get longer, I can't find how to keep my back straight when I lift my head). I just love the sensation of being upside down and doing things with control 😁
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@Gabriela Lavista @Katie Isaacs it's a good one for learning how the hip shift holds the balance. Just like if you bend over to pick up something off the floor with straight legs, your bum goes back to compensate, so when you start the lift, you have to have room for your hips to shift back then come straight over your shoulders again as your legs rise. Well done Gabriela👏🏼
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@Gabriela Lavista and that's why you have to move further away from the wall than you think when you start, otherwise there's nowhere for the hips to go.
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You have to try Elbow lever!
@mattbuttersthenics on Instagram said anyone can do an elbow lever with this technique. He started with a low frog, but this table entry is the easiest I've ever gotten my legs straight. I know @Brandon Beauchesne-Hebert suggests using an elevated surface too, but for some reason I only ever used my paralettes.
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@Annie Pascual this is the bench version I mentioned earlier.
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That's a shame, but hopefully there is a workaround for the arm balances. Maybe your wrists would be in a better position with low paralettes handles and not put as much strain on the thumb joints?
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🏃 Movement Monday
What movement are you working on right now? 🏃 This could be: - A skill - A drill - A mobility focus - A strength movement - A flow Drop it below and let us know what you’re practicing today 👇
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@Katie Isaacs pull ups are always a work in progress for me. I want straighter legs and elbows by my side.
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@Gabriela Lavista same!
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Elbow lever! It's a weird one, but doable because it's more technique than brute strength. I haven't found a way to make it look graceful getting my elbows well tucked in before I start 😆. Zara posted her first one on yoga blocks with her hands facing backwards and that was a little easier for me. The easiest for me was on the edge of a table. Which I posted about a month ago. It's more about leaning shoulders forward as far as you can past your wrists where other balances are all about making sure your wrist to elbow are stacked vertical. I had to learn the movement with my knees up like a frog, then one leg, then straddle legs, then closer together. The progressuons might help. You'll get it!
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@karyn-ainsworth-5994
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