doppelganger Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 oh really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 For inflexible adults and children aged 4 or 5, I frequently have them bridge on a yoga ball of appropriate size or a gymnastics octagon/barrel. You can also lay across something higher than the ground, say a bench and then scoot off the edge until your hands can reach the ground thus simulating the bridge. This is like an elevated bridge off a height except more bodyweight is taken off because more body contact is on the surface. Personally, I like to teach a head bridge with hand support, but that comes from my judo and wrestling background ( which has saved both my dad and I both from some severe neck injuries countless times ). You'll see in my bridge progression video on another thread, I start off from a hand supported head bridge. This is how I frequently warm up for the hand bridge besides a few other drills. Doing the wall walk into bridge to about a 1/3 or 1/2 way down could be another method. Though if you do not have a bridge and fall on the way down there isn't going to be even a momentary fall through the bridge to stop your fall. I guess I didn't have the head bridge hand support to bridge progression in there. Basically there is 2 parts in that video from where I start from the hand supported head bridge and go to a bridge. This would be the bottom of the bridge pushup I employ. Every once in awhile I will or have my gymnasts go from back to bridge. Hah, I didn't realize I had LP in the background. I didn't have the sound on when I was editing the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Sommer Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The following essay should prove helpful:http://gymnasticbodies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=350Yours in Fitness,Coach Sommer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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