kaiowas Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 G'day guysI use to be able to do a completely horizontal back lever with straight legs with some ease by starting from a straight hang and lowering down with a straight body (less than 3 months ago), but now I try them on my xtreme rings (which I got in the mail last week ) and can only get down to about 45 degrees before I can no longer remain straight and pretty much just drop. I took a few months off from gymnastics after hurting my ankle, but have been continuing doing strength conditioning and yet I can no longer do the back lever. Quite a disappointment for me considering how easy I use to be able to do them and now I can no longer even get into the proper position. I'm assuming I should slowly work my way up to them with tuck, flat tuck, straddle, bent knees and then finally trying the straight leg again but are there any other exercises I can do to assist with building the strength I need for the back lever again? CheersKai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Negatives. Skin the cats/360s. The same has happened with my tuck planche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braindx Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 If your performance is regressing you may need a backoff week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 If your performance is regressing you may need a backoff weekNot in this case,..he had two months off.Sometimes is best to change exercise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiowas Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Thanks guys. Skin the cat also feels a bit more of a strain for me than what it use to be, so I'm going to start practicing them often as well. I'm not to sure what Negatives are though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Lowering down through the motion slowly. Think 5-8s. ex. get into invert hang and slowly lower through the BL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Van Bockxmeer Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 holy crap, kaiwos from wa parkour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braindx Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 If your performance is regressing you may need a backoff weekNot in this case,..he had two months off.Sometimes is best to change exercise...Sorry Gregor but you're wrong on that count. I definitely read his post:I took a few months off from gymnastics after hurting my ankle, but have been continuing doing strength conditioning and yet I can no longer do the back lever. Quite a disappointment for me considering how easy I use to be able to do them and now I can no longer even get into the proper position.If he's been overworking himself he may need a backoff week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I missed that :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiowas Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 holy crap, kaiwos from wa parkourLol indeed, it is me. Well anyway, I seem to get the back lever on some days and some days I don't. Depends on what else I do that day. I found doing the 'Skin the Cat' a good exercise for it. I also got back into my planche exercises a bit more over the past few weeks, which I think may have attributed to it a tiny bit. Next challenge is to go down into the back lever and then back up again in the straight body position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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