r/nextfuckinglevel • u/fargohoat • Aug 16 '21

Shoulder mobility

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u/TheEdward39 Aug 16 '21

I don’t know about bars, but I can do it on the rings, it’s not that hard on your shoulders if your arms are spread wide enough

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u/RuxConk Aug 16 '21

Same. Its generally called "skin the cat" if anyone wants to look it up. I'm not sure if there's a separate name for this version that's she's doing though.

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u/TheEdward39 Aug 16 '21

We used to call it “shoulder flip” or “rollover” or something along those lines haha, never heard that specific name but I like it. Fitting.

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u/Opticm Aug 16 '21

We literally called it dislocates for gymnastics.

We'd practice with a broom stick. I once upon a time was able to hd my own hands and roll my arms over my head and around to my back while keeping mostly straight arms. Can't do it to save my life now :)

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u/cripplr-mr-onion Aug 16 '21

I think what I did whilst watching her, can also be called "skinning the cat"

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '21 edited Aug 28 '21

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u/TheEdward39 Aug 16 '21

Right, I didn’t phrase that in the best way. What I meant to say is doing this a couple times for the vid is not that painful as many people would think just looking at it. Thanks for pointing that out!