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Back Lever: How straight should it be?

Started by Nic Scheelings, May 11, 2008 · 2 Replies · 5,748 Views

Nic ScheelingsPosted May 11, 2008

Hi all,

I recently took some pohotos of my back lever and noticed that there was a slight bowing in my body position. I was just wondering if this is anything to worry about, i can hold the lever for quite a while at least 15 sec but my body looks a bit arched.

Any thoughts would be great.

BlairbobPosted May 11, 2008

http://www.drillsandskills.com/images/d ... rbackf.jpg

It can be quite common to arch in the back lever at some stages. Sometimes when doing 360 pulls it will be arched.

Edward SmithPosted May 12, 2008

Yes! unless you are a competitive gymnast I wouldn't worry about it too much. That is not say that you shouldn't strive to straighten your body it's just that it doesn't need to be treated so much as a skill (straight body, pointing toes, etc).