Wow, I can't do that (but I did understand you right in the first placeOriginally Posted by crazycanuck
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Here's what i'm referring to-please refer to the lifting of arms in the 58sec to the 1min mark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqzV0O139Yk
Start from that position.
I'll try and find more stuff..). One of my limbs always has to touch the ground or I fall off. Guess I have to add such balance exercises in... I'm not so sure where to start I'm a really bad balancer.
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02-24-2011, 05:02 AM #1
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02-24-2011, 05:24 AM #2
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Start on all fours on the ball. Much easier than kneeling. (As the guy who was doing the squats said, "An elephant can do it!" Originally Posted by Susan
) Practice that, get comfortable moving around a little, practice picking up one hand and then the other. Then progress to kneeling from an all-fours position. If you start to feel unstable, then you can return to all fours.
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Ok I tried that... I managed to do it for a few seconds. I will practise and work my way up from (balance-) ameba to elephant Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Start on all fours on the ball. Much easier than kneeling. (As the guy who was doing the squats said, "An elephant can do it!") Practice that, get comfortable moving around a little, practice picking up one hand and then the other. Then progress to kneeling from an all-fours position. If you start to feel unstable, then you can return to all fours.
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02-24-2011, 05:06 PM #5
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Cathe Friedrich does this in one of her workouts (only on her toes):
I always chicken-out and do the alternative exercise, which is simple shoulder presses with hand-weights.Kirsten
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The pikes are actually easier than they look. I don't know if I'd be looking back at the ball, though.
You don't do that in handstand...
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02-24-2011, 07:15 PM #7
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It's not so much the actual pike that scares me--it's the push-ups part. I can barely do regular push-ups. Originally Posted by OakLeaf
The pikes are actually easier than they look. I don't know if I'd be looking back at the ball, though. You don't do that in handstand...Kirsten
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