Backflip progress

Well it took a while to jump straight up instead of backwards, but this my best attempt at one where I leant slightly back but was pleased with the tuck and the general movement:

Backflips

Was working up for quite a while last night on backflips. Eventually, this is what they looked like:




I know I jump way too far back before I tuck and that my tuck is not tight in any way. But, I have to say, focusing on the steps of the flip really helps your mind in getting over the fear.

Recent trainings

This handstand thing is very hard for me. I am getting closer to pushing right up with straight legs. I was getting all excited the other day as I thought I could push right up, but only with the use of a kick up from bent legs. I'll get there soon.




After recording some handstands today I really was shocked to see that my arch had almost completely gone. That's good news becasue it means my upper body strength training is working.

(Again, due to blogger screwing up, there is no video)

Let me never forget

I think everyone finds flips and spins hard to conquer, including me. But I have been inspired by the words of ermmm someone to overcome my fear in any type of flip: instead of focusing on the whole movement and the movement as a FRONT FLIP etc. I need to focus on the individual steps that I know will get me round if executed perfectly. By focusing on these steps over and over it is much easier to look at what you're about to do and do it. Well.

I'm just writing down this mind technique so that if I ever forget it, hopefully I'll look at this post and remember how it all works. And it does work because I just used it to flip off le billiard table!!!

Front flips

Front flips are the only part of freerunning that I feel confident in now. These videos are not good, but will serve as a comparison to how I will perform them in a few months time (hopefully). I was trying to do the ilabaca thing and flick my whole upper body down whilst straightening the legs so they are adjacent to the floor - like a right angle. Who knows why I can't do this technique?? ME!!!!: i have the flexibilty of a table. That's why, when I try the technique, I end up bending my legs when they are supposed to be straight; resulting in quite a nice front flip but NO height and landing about a metre forward from where I took off :(
I will get better at them, though.........

More stupid little bar things....

I have been training my core muscles for ages because I desperately need it if I'm ever going to get tuck planches to handstand. I'm still very far off but I can feel my shoulder muscles and core strength increasing every time I do that stupid little bar thing. So here's another video of the stupid little bar things, where I'm now trying to keep my arms as straight as possible up and down (this should also help build up my latts). ENJOY: