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Stringing BMUs
Travis! Still struggling with getting my body in the right position to get that 2nd BMU.
Stringing BMUs
1 like • 1d
@Kori Chavez Yeah, okay so I have a couple of screenshots for you. This first one is where your body is straightening right at the beginning of the first muscle up, and the second pic is where you are straightening from the drop into your second one. The aim would be to get your body straight in the second one in the same location as the first one. To do this you'll need to pop your bum back a bit more on the drop and try to keep your feet a bit lower.
1 like • 1d
@Kori Chavez and this screenshot is when you are dropping from the top of the rep. Try to keep your feet down more so they don't go to the front side of the bar.
RMU Transition…?
People are telling me I need to have a quicker, more aggressive transition but I’m not sure… I think I need more hip timing or something….?
RMU Transition…?
0 likes • May 4
@Michelle M nice job! The issue with the wrists is usually your body defaulting to the strict RMU, but it's going to be much more helpful if you can flip your knuckles back toward your forearms to be able to press downward on the rings. There are a couple of things you can do for this. The first thing I would recommend is you get on the low rings and feel how low you can be in the catch (bottom of the dip) position and really focus on where your hands are and how they are pressing on the rings. Then, go to the high rings and, with a box, do some jump-ups to a low catch position- trying to mimic the same position you were in on the low rings. Do a lot of those jump ups, and here is a tutorial that might help -> https://youtube.com/shorts/C27sWBSdhvg If all is going well, do these -> https://youtube.com/shorts/sTHKQgSzPh8 Again, it's all about focusing on what your hands are doing and the position they need to be in to support your body once you get up there. Additionally, I want you to remember that you need to pull the rings back behind your ribs to finish. You will be able to see this position if you video yourself on the low rings. The ring straps should be just slightly back from the middle of your biceps (toward your elbow a tiny bit). To finish the muscle up you will need to pull the rings back into this position. Check the screenshot below to see where you are, and use that screenshot to compare that to where you are on the low rings.
1 like • 9d
@Michelle M I would say it's mostly because you are bending your knees that this is happening. You are snapping your feet back, but not your legs, and when you bend in the knee there is no direct linkage to your hips so you lose your foot speed and momentum when they bend. Just try to keep your legs straight the entire time and that should help your middle body get higher for the transition and the shoulders higher due to a direct connection between you foot and leg speed and your shoulders.
TTB rhythm
Maybe this is normal but my TTB rhythm goes away when I am tired, but I wonder if some of it is form…? Once its gone its hard to get back.
TTB rhythm
0 likes • 29d
Hi @Michelle M There is a bit of a movement issue that is causing you to fatigue earlier than necessary. Your legs are bent, and stay bent, prior to passing beneath your body as the legs come down. Having bent legs as they pass beneath you interrupts a fluid swing of the legs and pulls on your body more abruptly. This also interrupts the momentum of the downward swing of the legs and leaves you with less ROM (arch) to use to build swing into the following rep. Straight leg T2B isn't for everybody or every occassion, so if you are one of those who need to bend your knees to reach the bar with your feet, I would still suggest you swing your legs straight as they pass beneath your body (both the forward/upward and backward/downward directions) as I show in this video. That will help the fatuge factor and get you some more reps before running out of gas. https://youtu.be/z8LQ2t8SWWU Furthermore, yes you did lose a bit of rhythm. Now, when you lose rhythm on a longer set it's totally understandable because the muscle cant contract as quickly as needed, thus your legs move slower and that throws the rhythm balance off. But, as you jumped into your second set you stretched your body in a more vertical position than I would suggest. Try aiming your feet further forward in front of you before moving into the arched position on that first rep, and make sure this is something you consider regularly because it might be a habit of yours. If you continue to have an issue, watch this video and mentally reflect back to it when you think this circumstance might come up again. https://youtu.be/oIePDIx6iFo Here's one more video for good measure https://youtube.com/shorts/j46cq585Ljw?feature=share
0 likes • 26d
That sounds pretty good @Michelle M . Nice work 😀
Leaving for now
@Travis Ewart Thank you for all of your help this past year. You’ve helped me tremendously when I needed it and didn’t know where to turn for advice and break past my sticking points. Your knowledge and ability to teach these movements is second to none. Now that I have the C2B down I won’t need as much instruction. I’ll just be focusing on continuing to work on my skills and volume. If I need help in the future I’ll rejoin the community.
1 like • May 27
It's been a pleasure @Chase Chastain ! Thanks for all the effort, and I hope to see you again down the road 💪🏼
Butterfly C2B
Hi Travis, been awhile since I’ve worked on these. Finally out of the season of qualifiers and the open. Appreciate any feedback on what you see. Took a few videos.
Butterfly C2B
1 like • May 10
@Chase Chastain I can't see that you are losing rhythm. If you try 6 or 7 reps and start flailing I'll be able to guide you more, but stopping when you "feel" It is off doesn't help. But try separating your legs more in the arch to see if that gives you a bigger arch position as separating the mega can help arch ROM.
1 like • May 17
@Chase Chastain Looking good man!
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