Started by irongymnast, August 31, 2009 · 6 Replies · 2,058 Views
I want to learn how to do circles on the floor.
I can do them with the bucket and the rope but that's like nothing near the actual circles.
My question is what do I have to get down in order to practice for the circle.
My guess is L-sit, straddle L-sit, L-sit walk, straddle L-sit walk?
In that order?
I can do the sits but I can't walk, I feel so heavy.
How many seconds of each should I do?
What other exercises are good preparation for the circles?
irongymnast said:I want to learn how to do circles on the floor.I can do them with the bucket and the rope but that's like nothing near the actual circles.
My question is what do I have to get down in order to practice for the circle.
My guess is L-sit, straddle L-sit, L-sit walk, straddle L-sit walk?
In that order?
I can do the sits but I can't walk, I feel so heavy.
How many seconds of each should I do?
What other exercises are good preparation for the circles?
You don't need those.
You should be working the basics outlined in this thread (specifically, the phorse, pbars and mushroom ones):
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2593
Learning to adequately support your weight in pbars work and pommels work with weight shifting is the way you develop it. L-sit and progressions will do very little to build the dynamic support you need.
If you have access to a bucket you should be able to use it to speed up to very quick speeds. If you focus on supporting most of your weight on your hands especially in the lean phases and not the bucket. Most people try to put all their weight in the bucket which is incorrect. You will get a good feeling of what a real circle feels like (eventually you should be able to speed up enough tht the bucket flies off and you can continue circles).
A decent support is one of the only prerequisite for circle. If you cannot support well, well your arms will tend to buckle with the type of lean and weight transfer shift from hand to hand in the circle.
If you are weak through your midline, that could be another factor but with most it's a matter of a weak support from what I see in my current and past boys...and a lack of patience or rhythm.
What is a good exercise for strengthening the midline? Leg raises?
Is it ok if my feet sweep the floor until I gather more strength?
I just feel heavy on the pommel. What can I do to improve this?
Build a strong base of support strength. Supporting MEANS HOLDING YOURSELF UP WITH YOUR ARMS.
Midline/trunk strength? L-sits, bucket circles, HLL, RLL, V-ups, levers/planche, hollow/arch position.
Blairbob, what do you mean by support strength? Same exercises as with midline?
irongymnast said:Blairbob, what do you mean by support strength? Same exercises as with midline?
We discussed this above.
It's the support phase on pbars and pommel horse as outlined in the above links with swings, scissors, etc.