too hollow?

I just saw this from a competition video, this athlete is doing a BL at 1:22

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It looks very hollow, perhaps too hollow so it looks not very straight?

Another detail I noticed is at 1:17, when he started going to BL from the inverted position, noticed the immediate bulging of his upper back muscles. :shock:

Yes, the position on that particular BL was incorrect and would have incurred a deduction.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer

Coach Sommer said:

Yes, the position on that particular BL was incorrect and would have incurred a deduction.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer

Was the hollow position accidental or was it just that he lacked the strength to press to maltese without a kip?

He did it intentionally for the purpose of trying to facilitate the skill. Actually poorly done and he should have incurred more deductions than he sought to gain thru adding the more difficult element.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer