- May 11, 2010
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Hey guys,
so I'm desperatly trying to get a standing tuck and there are two things i'm really struggling with that are pretty basic but I don't know how to approach them. :/
The guy, who spots me (we don't have a tumbling coach) tells me that I need to figure out, how to swing my arms, when doing straight jumps, in a way that they pull me up. According to him, i could as well not swing my arms at all and get the same height...
Secondly, he told me last night that I'm tightening up too much, when I jump. It's like I try to pull every muscle tight in order to jump higher but he says, it actually keeps me from jumping higher.
I don't really know how high I should swing my arms and where I should block them, cause that's what I've been told to do.
So, any input on how to get these jumps higher and most of all getting into that flow of motion or whatever you could call it, would be really, really appreaciated.
Thank you!
so I'm desperatly trying to get a standing tuck and there are two things i'm really struggling with that are pretty basic but I don't know how to approach them. :/
The guy, who spots me (we don't have a tumbling coach) tells me that I need to figure out, how to swing my arms, when doing straight jumps, in a way that they pull me up. According to him, i could as well not swing my arms at all and get the same height...
Secondly, he told me last night that I'm tightening up too much, when I jump. It's like I try to pull every muscle tight in order to jump higher but he says, it actually keeps me from jumping higher.
I don't really know how high I should swing my arms and where I should block them, cause that's what I've been told to do.
So, any input on how to get these jumps higher and most of all getting into that flow of motion or whatever you could call it, would be really, really appreaciated.
Thank you!