If your inversions are stalling, your ribcage might be the reason—and not in the way you think.
In this video I break down why ribcage mobility and stability are two of the most overlooked variables in aerial training, and how they affect everything from your hang to your pelvis position to how much effort your inversion actually requires.
What we cover:
— Why the exhale matters more than the inhale, and what happens when you never get a full one
— How a chronically tight diaphragm is limiting your ribcage movement (and how to check if yours is)
— The stacking principle — how your ribcage position determines your pelvis position, which determines your starting point for every inversion
— Why aerialists are constantly accumulating reps that train the body away from full breath and into fight-or-flight
— The difference between compressing the ribcage for stability and getting into hollow body — and why confusing the two is making your inversion harder
— How shoulder mobility, ribcage flexibility, and pelvic position are all connected, and what that means for diagnosing your skill
This is the foundation underneath everything else. If you've been working on your inversion and not addressing this, you're building on sand.
The Inversion Conversion Masterclass goes deeper into all of this — live, Sunday May 31. Bent arm at 10am PDT, straight arm at noon PDT.
Register here: https://courses.circusmobility.com/inversion-conversion-masterclasses
Other resources:
FREE 14-day course for straight-arm inverts - https://courses.circusmobility.com/inversion-conversion-lite-1
Join my mailing list - https://courses.circusmobility.com/mailing-list
Work with me - https://circusmobility.com/online-coaching/
About me - https://circusmobility.com/about/
Find me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circusmobility
In this video I break down why ribcage mobility and stability are two of the most overlooked variables in aerial training, and how they affect everything from your hang to your pelvis position to how much effort your inversion actually requires.
What we cover:
— Why the exhale matters more than the inhale, and what happens when you never get a full one
— How a chronically tight diaphragm is limiting your ribcage movement (and how to check if yours is)
— The stacking principle — how your ribcage position determines your pelvis position, which determines your starting point for every inversion
— Why aerialists are constantly accumulating reps that train the body away from full breath and into fight-or-flight
— The difference between compressing the ribcage for stability and getting into hollow body — and why confusing the two is making your inversion harder
— How shoulder mobility, ribcage flexibility, and pelvic position are all connected, and what that means for diagnosing your skill
This is the foundation underneath everything else. If you've been working on your inversion and not addressing this, you're building on sand.
The Inversion Conversion Masterclass goes deeper into all of this — live, Sunday May 31. Bent arm at 10am PDT, straight arm at noon PDT.
Register here: https://courses.circusmobility.com/inversion-conversion-masterclasses
Other resources:
FREE 14-day course for straight-arm inverts - https://courses.circusmobility.com/inversion-conversion-lite-1
Join my mailing list - https://courses.circusmobility.com/mailing-list
Work with me - https://circusmobility.com/online-coaching/
About me - https://circusmobility.com/about/
Find me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/circusmobility