Paul Gray Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Guys!I've been practicing a couple of these Bridge Wall Walks recently, to be honest i found them hard - after doing one I gassed a bit (that was embarrassing, had make sure no one was watching :wink: ) I can go all the way down to the bottom of the wall but can't quite place my hands on the floor yet infront of the wall. I don't think my technique is quite textbook material haha....My shoulders are not quite there flexibility wise.would be great for someone with good technique to publish how they should look - any offers? Mr Zrike? Can someone please tell me reps and how i should program them in? I'm not doing the WOD's just yet as i don't think i'm strong enough for them. Can i do them twice a week? How many sets and reps?To be honest talking about sets and reps - i did 3 on sunday and was begging for mercy!And don't be winding me up saying that I could have seen them at the seminars in Mallorca because i'm not going :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Dano Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 It seems this has been coming up lately.Remember that SCALING is always in effect, that includes the bridge wall walks.I'm on the conservative side of the spectrum, largely because i've seen people wreck themselves being too aggressive with backbends. In truth backbends are one of the ultimate full body exercises, and they work everything in the direction we normally don't want to go in modern life, backwards, or more correctly into extension.I don't want to attempt to give a tutorial on how to get an open backbend, i can tell you i worked VERY hard at it, and am reasonably satisfied. I used to do a lot of very deep backbends, but as i get older, i've backed off quite a bit. Oddly enough my technique has improved and continues to at 47 years old.I am considering trying to make some 'Slizzardman' style clips on backbending, lumbar care, and shoulder opening to help folks like you out. Assuming there is interest.In the mean time, remember, scaling, work on the basics first, get a decent backbend on the floor, open shoulders, and hips that will extend. Don't think you have to get all the way down the wall, feel out the movement, find your sticking points, and don't jump over them on the way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Suri Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I'll be vocal about my interest here. I couldn't do a back bridge to save my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl5555 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 .....I am considering trying to make some 'Slizzardman' style clips on backbending, lumbar care, and shoulder opening to help folks like you out. Assuming there is interest.This would be valuable, thanks for offering. With the wall walks I've found that I can only do them in sets of 3 before I "gas out". I can get all the way down to the floor but I know my shoulders aren't all the way open so I have to compensate. It's one of those movements that calls into use totally underused muscle groups. As such, I try as much as possible to work the pull back out, taking my hands off the wall as soon as I can when coming back to vertical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Traynor Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 This is one of my weakest areas so i'd also be interested in videos Mr Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo69 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I'm one of those that have been putting a few bridge wall walks into my warmup.I don't attempt to get to the floor, because I can't do so comfortably. I only lower as far as I am stable and comfortable, and even in the 4 or so weeks I've been doing it I'm seeing progress. As Mr Brady said, it's just like every other movement; patient consistency will see results.Ditto to the vids; is often hard to visualise what we're all talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Imo, it's ok to just work walking down the wall in a bridge and skipping the up part. Of course, I want both and I want them with straight arms but many beginners bend their arms; sometimes so much they can barely walk down as their head nearly hits the wall. In one of my youtube videos on bridging, there is a poorly shot rendition of a bridge wall walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Gray Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 STRAIGHT ARMS!!??? :shock: ohhh dear....I think i need to change my pants :wink: Right I'm going to have a go at these, but it's not going to be pretty......best I make sure I have an ambulance ready to pick me up straight away.Mr Brady that would be awesome if you could film that from a side profile 'SlizzardStyle', covering all the things you mentioned - lumbar care etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbeex3 Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Yeah, I agree a video about lumbar conditioning would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/user/Tygrus#p/u/23/Sj-wtflDZ_0 I made this a long time ago, it needs better camera work though on the angles and full view (it cuts out about half of the bridge wall walk). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Sørlie Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 What Mr Brady says about scaling is GOOD ADVICE. Doesn't matter if all you can do is one or two steps, it will come. Practice them, do them often, but don't push too hard and you'll get them. And another good tip, arms go down first, THEN head follows. If the arms start to stay behind and you just bend your head more to the back, you've gone too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 That is a common problem with most people doing backbends, Christian. All too often they lead with the head, which means their head is sticking out. I prefer to lead with the fingers, look to the wrists, chin, chest, belly, hips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Davies Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Imo, it's ok to just work walking down the wall in a bridge and skipping the up part. Of course, I want both and I want them with straight arms but many beginners bend their arms; sometimes so much they can barely walk down as their head nearly hits the wall.How about straight legs? I've been getting some pretty gnarly lower back pain doing my bridge wall walks lately because I've been focussing so hard on keeping my feet planted but I'm not sure if I should really be keeping my legs straight.I know a perfect bridge is going to have fully extended arms and legs but I'm using the wall walk as a preparatory element for back limbers. AFAIK those involve bent legs, but I just wanted to clarify with everyone what the correct form should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Dano Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The legs will bend as you walk down, they should be straight as you reach back for the bar and the the first step(s) down. However you do want to remain strong in the legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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