Backbend!!?
Backbend help??/!!!? hi im having trouble doing a backbend.I always fall back and hit my head.I heard all u have to do is put ur arms up, look at the floor and bend back.Ive been trying to do this but i always end up being scared to break a finger or twist my arm somehow, and then i hit my head hard on the ground (by accident). Can anyone give me some tips on how to not get scared of hitting the floor and how to do a backbend? p.s.I have done a backbend many times when i was eight, but i have forgot how to do it and havent been that confident lately oh, and i am 12
Help with my backbend bridge and back walkover????????? gymnastics?! ?
im teaching myself how to do a backbend standing up. FIRST OF ALL, CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THE RIGHT EASY WAY IN STEPS HOW TO DO A BACKBEND BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND BETTER!!! i usually have a pillow or do it on the bed when i do the backbend and im scared to do it on a hard surface cuz i know im going to hit my head real hard if i dont. so im not very comfortable doing it without something soft to land on. help? how can i get more power in my arms and legs to keep my head up when i bend over? also. if i cant after. how can i at least get used to the motion of a backbend and get my back more flexible and used to the motion of doing a backbend? im afraid to hit my head...... help? also... a few days ago... ok so im teaching myself how to do a backbend and ive KIND OF got it down. i can do a backbend with a pillow so that it protects my head. and today i tried it without a pillow and i got it kind of. so i bent back with my feet spread apart a little and i got into a bridge position put i hit my head. it didnt hurt. well i dont hit my head very hard. just lightly when i get my hands on the floor, my head automatically goes down and i hit it. i usually have a pillow or a soft thing. so how can i stop from hitting my head? also, note that my bridge isnt PERFECTLY ROUNDED. and also once i get the backbend all done, i want to teach myself... like when im in the bridge position, i want to be able to lift my left leg, since my right ones stronger, and kick it over and go over as a walkover but i dont want to do it in a "smooth fast" motion. i think im just scared to lift my foot off the ground, any help on how to do it? please leave a nice helpful answer when i do the walk over. i want it to be in pieces, like first the backbend, then lift my leg, then kick it over. how could i learn? also... once i get that done. i want to teach myself the backhandspring... any help on that? please no mean comments. i dont take any special gymnastics class cuz my mom doesnt let me.but i think im safe! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no rude answers or no unhelpful answers! thanks to all!
What is the difference between a backbend and bridge?
I think it's when you bridge you go onto the ground and lift up, and a back bend is when you fall into a bridge. Someone tell me if thats right, and if not then explain please (: xoxo, Nikki.
How can I learn to do a backbend?
The prerequisite for performing the backbend is the bridge, since you are taking a bridge bending your back backwards from a standing position. So you should have a good bridge before you focus on this new skill.Backbend are usually learned throught a progression performed against a wall.Back to a wall, you bend backward, trying to put your hands on the surface of the wall. Your hands should be turned slighly to the inside. You then proceed “walking” your way down towards the grounds with your hands.You can stop when you are tired, even if you didn’t reach the ground, walk your way back up and try again later.Repeat this procedure many times, trying to get in contact with the wall progressively at lower levels (thus skipping a part of the walk down) and reaching lower and lower positions, until you can touch the floor without using the wall and then until you can touch the ground without the help of the wall.You can keep your balance bending your legs and pushing your pelvis forward. You can also rise a straight leg while you bend back in order to move your center of gravity forward and fight the tendency to fall back.This progression puts a strain on your spine and your back muscles, so you should not work on it for a long time. Pause as soon as you feel tired or you feel any pain. You can resume your work later in the same day or the next day.If you need a visual guide you could refer to one of the many tutorials that you find online:How to Do a Backbend (wikihow)(“Gymnastics Backbend Kickover Tutorial” by SevenGymnasticsGirls)(“How to do a Backbend” by Cheernastics2)(“How to do a Backbend at home (w/out help)” by Brittany Gorman)(“Getting Over The Fear Of A Back Bend” by KB Productions)Just skip the parts where the girls talk a bit too much about nothing.(“How to Do a Backbend” by coach Brian Ray - eHow)Note for YouTube girls: the video above is an example on how to edit a video tutorial to remove nonsense.
How can i do a backbend bridge 'standing up' on a hard surface.?
im teaching myself how to do a backbend standing up. FIRST OF ALL, CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THE RIGHT EASY WAY IN STEPS HOW TO DO A BACKBEND BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND BETTER!!! i usually have a pillow or do it on the bed when i do the backbend and im scared to do it on a hard surface cuz i know im going to hit my head real hard. so im not very comfortable doing it without something soft to land on. help? how can i get more power in my arms and legs to keep my head up when i bend over? * i know this is in the wrong section. i couldnt find the learning gymnastics section'
At my age (50s) can I expect to be able to do backbends or handstands considering that I have never been able to do them before?
I suspect so. Work toward flexibility, strength, and balance without taking excessive risk several times a week (yoga is good for those). In a few months, depending on your own situation and physiology, you should be able to try them.Trying is not doing. Save the doing for later.After sufficient warm-up:If standing splits are comfortable it becomes easy to place your hands on the ground shoulder width apart, gaze between or in front of your hands, lock your elbows, and kick up for half a second. Get comfortable cartwheeling to the side and you’ll stop fearing tipping over. Work toward half a second with both feet up. Then 0.75 seconds. Then 1 second. 2. 4. Then a breath cycle. Several breaths. Think long and vertical. The doing comes after the trying. Some people practice against a wall. It never worked for me. Give it a try yourself. Watch some videos on youtube.For back bends try supported bridge until you’re comfortable. Then unsupported bridge. Then wheel for a few seconds. Quit before you hurt yourself. Work across weeks. Try camel with one hand on your ankle. If you feel no discomfort work toward both hands. Once that is not a challenge you can work to scorpion from dolphin if you’re also sufficiently adept at forearm headstand. Scorpion is risky. Please be careful. Proceed at your own risk.
I can't do a Backbend?!?!?!?!? HELP!!! :(?
I am 12 and in gymnastics so I can help yooh. 2 start yooh can start off by laying on the ground with your hands backwards feet flat and raise yourself up keep doing that and when yooh r ready u hav 2 trust urself and fall back and catch urself SLOWLY!!! I told my cuzin this and she did it too fast and hurt her wrist it helps if yooh have someone or something holding ur feet. Hope this helps!
WHY are my wrists always in pain after backbend?
I use to have the same problem. You just lack upper body strength. You need to strengthen up your wrists, and also your arms to hold your weight better. Keep practicing your backbends, make sure your hands are as close together as possible and your fingers are facing towards your feet. Do lots of exercises where your body weight is over your wrists, eg. pushups, front support hold, plank hold, handstands against the wall, etc. Make sure you stretch your wrists out before hand also! You can sit on the floor and place your palms on the ground with your fingers facing you and pull back until you feel a stretch, then clasp your hands together(fingers entwined) and make circles. The pain shouldn't be so bad after a while once you've strengthened up your wrists, if you do all this and in say..3 months the pain is still there, maybe you should see a physio and see if you have wrist problems. Oh, and make sure you don't overdo it! You don't want to get wrist problems from overdoing it.