Sunday, November 25, 2007

Wow, this guy can swing p bars.

what a body line. This is a perfect hollow position.

4 comments:

Doubledouble13 said...

Wow! I wish I could get that straight without pain.

Mark Reifkind said...

Ironic;I could and I did and thats what CAUSED so much of my pain. It aint natural.

Doubledouble13 said...

Until I was in my 30's, it didn't hurt that much. Now I totally agree with you, it's not a natural position (but it sure looks nice in gymnastics). That reminds me, a friend loaned me a copy of your DVD "Restoring Lost Physical Function" and I wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed watching it. I'm doing some of the exercises now, so maybe someday I can get my hips to straighten out and not look so piked on all my skills.

Mark Reifkind said...

yeah, there are SO many things wrong with that position; from the tucked hips and concave chest to the pointed toes and downward heads. not fundamental athletic positions at all. My problem was doing them while going through my fundamental developmental years. Necessary if one is going to really excell in the sport but so detrimental in the long run.
Glad you liked the dvd!Continually and regularlly assesing your "squareness" will go along way to getting you square plumb and neutral and staying there. It's a process and those old patterns can get stuck deep in there!

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