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bending back into a bridge
How would I practice to do that? (bend backwards into a bridge)
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First, make sure you have a good strong bridge on the floor. In a good bridge, your elbows should be straight, and there should be a straight line from your shoulders to your wrists. If your shoulders aren't flexible enough to do this yet, try this:
Lie on the floor with your head touching a wall. Push up into a bridge, with your wrists touching the wall, and try to push your chest and armpits back so they're touching the wall.
Once you have a good bridge... stand with your back against a wall, and slowly walk your hands down the wall to the floor. Be sure you're pushing your hips forward.
When you're ready to try it on the floor, get someone to spot you by supporting your back. Stretch your shoulders back as far as you can while pushing your hips forward. Be sure your spotter is strong enough to keep you from falling back too quickly... if you land hard, or in the wrong position, you could break a wrist.
Good luck!
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my friend did it by standing away from a wall and like climbing down it slowly till she could out her hands on the ground. <3
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if you can already do a regular bridge without bending over, do that and hold the position for awhile so your arms will get used to supporting yourself. then stand in front of a bed or cough and bend over just far enough to reach it and hold the position. when you get that down, put some pillows on the floor so its a further distance to fall but still not all the way. when you get that down, try for the floor. itll take a little practice, but its fun to do when you get it down =]
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Can you do a normal bridge? (without bending backwards) If you can do that every day then after awhile you'll get your body really used to it and flexible. (If you can't lay on the floor on your back and put your hands behind your head so that your wrists are facing away from you then push up with your arms). Once you think you have that down good stand and bend backwords into a bridge, you might not be able to do it right away but the more you practice this the farther you'll get. Do it 2-3 times a day and eventually it will come to you really good, as it did to me.
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