Now that I'm back from hang gliding, I'm continuing to appreciate this conversation! Yeah, I do see what you mean about the shoulders, and how their closing isn't good for stacking. I guess my neurons might just have to suffer. :-/
I've been working on my hand-to-hand entrance also, and yesterday we got it down to a Jefferson-curl type motion that probably is what my hs press needs to become. Pushing straight down, rolling and shoulders opening. My question -- the hips do have to rise a few inches SOMEHOW, and in the h2h entrance that comes from the base's tempo. When jumping into straddle hs that comes from my own jump. When pressing... it comes from.... from compression plus low back extension? What's your take on that?
I can imagine someone with a very flexible (forward-folding) spine being able to just ooze/drag it on up in "completely limp" fashion, but I think you're saying you don't quite do that, and I don't think I can do it either when a coach isn't helping somewhat.
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Date: 2025-05-06 06:30 pm (UTC)I've been working on my hand-to-hand entrance also, and yesterday we got it down to a Jefferson-curl type motion that probably is what my hs press needs to become. Pushing straight down, rolling and shoulders opening. My question -- the hips do have to rise a few inches SOMEHOW, and in the h2h entrance that comes from the base's tempo. When jumping into straddle hs that comes from my own jump. When pressing... it comes from.... from compression plus low back extension? What's your take on that?
I can imagine someone with a very flexible (forward-folding) spine being able to just ooze/drag it on up in "completely limp" fashion, but I think you're saying you don't quite do that, and I don't think I can do it either when a coach isn't helping somewhat.