As a person with strong opinions about how to teach movement, certain cues can make me a little crazy. “Squeeze your butt” is one of those cues. You’ve almost certainly heard this cue. Chances are high you’ve given this cue! I have also given this cue! And then I learned more and stopped. What’s the …
The bent arm hang, or lock off, is an important position for aerial. It’s the second strongest and most efficient hanging position we have (the first is a straight arm hang), it’s the top of a pull up, and it’s the position you should start a bent arm inversion from. In this position, the elbows …
Here’s something I like about a lot: How pre-squeezing your lats may be holding you back from your straight arm skills. I know, you’re probably wondering what the hell I’m even talking about. Let’s discuss! Pre-squeezing a muscle is when you engage, or contract, a muscle before you do an exercise that uses that muscle. …
This is a cue you might hear all the time! But you might also hear that it’s not actually great. Because it’s not! But what should you do instead? When I first started doing aerial about 5 million years ago, “shoulders down and back” was THE cue for shoulder engagement. Particularly when executing a “shrug”. …
I shared this video of one of my favorite weird exercises a few months ago, but I thought I would share it again and talk a bit about what’s happening when you do it! When I shared this originally, I talked about how I often use it with my students that tend to hyperextend their …
I shared this clip of a shoulder warm up on IG the other day, and people were really into it, which is always nice. But then I got to thinking about what was happening in the body in the exercise, and that set off my nerd brain. And when that happens, I gotta write a …
