Most aerialists wait until they have one inversion before they start training the other. Especially the straight-arm. That’s the mistake — and it’s costing you more time than anything else in your training.
Straight-arm and bent-arm inversions are not the same skill with different elbow positions. They’re different problems that require different preparation from early in your training. The shoulder demands are different. The scapular requirements are different. The ranges of motion are different. The trunk stability pattern is different.
When you treat them as the same skill, your preparation is always partially mismatched to what you’re actually trying to do. You improve one and wonder why the other isn’t following. It’s not following because it never got the specific work it needs.
The straight-arm work takes time to build. Don’t wait until you feel ready. Start now.
The Inversion Conversion Masterclass covers both — two separate sessions, each built around what that specific inversion actually requires.
Sunday May 31 · Bent-arm 10am PDT · Straight-arm 12pm PDT
Register here: https://courses.circusmobility.com/inversion-conversion-masterclasses
Straight-arm and bent-arm inversions are not the same skill with different elbow positions. They’re different problems that require different preparation from early in your training. The shoulder demands are different. The scapular requirements are different. The ranges of motion are different. The trunk stability pattern is different.
When you treat them as the same skill, your preparation is always partially mismatched to what you’re actually trying to do. You improve one and wonder why the other isn’t following. It’s not following because it never got the specific work it needs.
The straight-arm work takes time to build. Don’t wait until you feel ready. Start now.
The Inversion Conversion Masterclass covers both — two separate sessions, each built around what that specific inversion actually requires.
Sunday May 31 · Bent-arm 10am PDT · Straight-arm 12pm PDT
Register here: https://courses.circusmobility.com/inversion-conversion-masterclasses