“Ribs in” is one of those things you hear at the aerial studio all the time. Usually when you’re hanging from your arms, sometimes when you’re laying on the floor doing abs or something. Your coach probably came over and poked you and said “Ribs in!” and you tried to do something to in your …
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Hollow body. In circus land, we LOVE hollow body! You might have been introduced to it in your first circus class, and you definitely drill it every time you condition. But why DO we hollow body? Hollow body is a position where we can fix every joint in place and get super stiff. Being stiff …
Hollow body is ubiquitous in circus: chances are good that it was one of the first things you learned in your very first class, and you probably hear it all the time: hollow body! Tuck your pelvis! Yet, whenever I’m training new instructors I always ask them what the definition of hollow body is and …
Loafing Around So. Are you a loafer? via GIPHY Not like a person who eats a lot of bread (not that there’s anything wrong with that!), I’m talking ab loaf here. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, bread loaf or ab loaf is when your abs pop up or protrude or …
Core Strength: What does it actually mean? Everyone talks about it. Everyone knows it’s important. Everyone wants it. But what does “Core Strength” even mean? Is it rippling abs? A 6-pack? Do you get it by doing approximately 1 million crunches? Or holding a plank for 5 minutes? via GIPHY And hey, what IS your …
