arm pull to inverted hang?
• Start hanging from a bar, at full extension (down). Curl yourself up (bending at the hips and knees) so that you’re in a “ball” with your knees at your nose. (You’re still hanging below the bar.) Now, push the toes upward, toward the ceiling . . . keep extending . . . the toes rise, your knees and hips straighten out, and your head drops lower. (You’re upside-down by now.) Your arms stay straight, with your weight hanging by them below the bar at all times. Ultimately, you arrive at a point where you are like an arrow pointed straight down with your head, toes to the ceiling (sky?), body straight. Note: this is not a good moment to lose your grip. • Same as before, starting from the regular hang position below the bar . . . except that this time, you don’t get to bend the knees . . . you bend at the hips only, raising your toes to your nose in a pike position (knees straight!). When you get your toes up near your face (knees straight!), you can drop your head back, and again begin ex