Taking a dip
Moving the dip from stationary bars to rings adds a humbling degree of difficulty.
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Moving the dip from stationary bars to rings adds a humbling degree of difficulty.
Skin the cat
Skin the cats are a great measure and developer of shoulder flexibility, strength, body control, and spatial awareness.
Start hanging from a bar (or rings). Keeping the arms and legs straight, lift the toes to the bar, continue through a basket position, and lower yourself over into the "skin the cat," rolling all the way through to an "eagle" grip if shoulder flexibility will allow. Eyes forward, not down at the ground. Then, from the bottom, pull back up and pass the legs forward through the arms to return to the original hang position.
Obviously, warm up thoroughly, take this slow at first, use a spotter, and make sure you have an exit plan. Practicing on low rings over crash mats would be a Good Thing.
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Partner training
It is always nice to have your friends hanging around.Hand over hand
Using her legs and feet for assistance, Kim ascends the climbing rope. Playtime
Hips over shoulders
With continued exposure, this will work into a freestanding
hips-over-shoulders handstand.
Getting through it
...with a little help from a friend.