I'm gonna start trying to make a habit out of these... I hurt my lower back a month ago and if I do a backflip with bad form (arched back) it really hurts. (LOL @ cat 4:45)
I've been repping back tuck to improve my back tuck and it doesn't seem to be the most efficient way to train it because it took a lot of days to recover from such session. This exercise is more efficient and doesn't task the body with too much stress. Thank you for the great tip
Vaios why do you say that you "jump into this exact position"? I think before take off one has to generate as much rotational momentum as possible (without loosing height of course), which can be maximized by a good hip extension and the right shoulder movement. The position you showed trains the muscles that flex the hips and lower abs, which is also very helpful when pulling the tuck.
You bring up a good point! I think the answer is it depends on the situation and person. If someone wanted to focus on height and extension, perhaps they could push their hips and open their shoulders beyond a hollow body like you say. But for most people this actually slows down their ability to tuck, and they land low, because most people lack the strength and speed to hit a really quick tuck, even most trickers. The tendency people have especially when learning is to push their hips out farrrr too much, in my experience better not to instruct them to at all, and just tell them to hit hollow body cause they'll often still extend naturally too much and throw their hips forward. On the other hand if they can hit a nice extended hollow body position on their set, and keep their hips controlled, they can *bounce* into their tuck much faster at the cost of maybe 5% height, cause they're in a more direct position. From my experience, being able to tuck faster means I land chest higher, and it really doesn't feel like I'm losing any height. So I literally do jump into this position and that's my train of thought including on the example clips. I would extend more if I'm trying to stall, but I always prioritize flipping fast and landing check-up. This also ties into how I think about my timing for tucks, which is different than traditionally taught. I should make that part 2 to this vid soon. Thanks for the comment man! Keep sharing your thoughts!
@@GrassHopper1323 Thank you so much for this detailed answer. I think I got what you said in the 2nd paragraph, many lean back too much by arching their lower back, which is also my experience. They can then not pull the tuck fast enough to flip and land high. Imo, however, additional fast hip extension (posterior pelvic tilt) BEFORE takeoff gives height (also for flips of one leg) and the right shoulder movement gives much flip. I'm very sure that your backflip is so well because your shoulder movement generates a lot of flip momentum. I know that my tips are solely for people that can already do a backflip and have to make small but important adjustments, like those I pointed out. I know only some people that are really able to make these adjustments at all, but they should be said, because they are important for mastering a backflip ! ;)
