Skin the Cat

ExercisesGymnastics and Bodyweight
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CUES:

  • Start with locked knees and pointed toes and maintain throughout the entire movement.

  • Keep elbows straight the entire set

  • Raise legs as high as possible to create compression before raising hips

  • Descend slowly and create tension through the chest to support in the German hang.

  • Compress out of German hang to exit

  • Finish slowly by controlling through the front and back to a full hang

Mistakes:

  • Bending the arms even a small amount is fault at any point

  • Allowing the knees to bend unintentionally at any point

  • Moving too quickly

  • Going to deep into German hang

  • Failing to go deep enough into German hang to create challenge

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