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LUIS SARABIA.

C U THERE!

straddle planche, tuck twist, straddle planche...

Just a very quick note on this move...it is a advance move and it will help you to develop your sense of balance plus will give you a lot of strength on your shoulders and lower back...and we all know how important those muscles are 4 us acrobats.

Tip: twist from the hips only and try not to drop your knees to low..it will make it a lot harder.

Have fun!!!

Give a a good go and drop me a line on the comment box bellow, telling my what you think!!!

Luis Sarabia

Here 2 help!!!

1 HAND...HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THIS? WIDE vs NARROW HAND STAND.

Luis Sarabia here reporting from Sunny Mallorca!

Well, I have to say that talking upside down is not something you see every day and not easy either, especially when you trying to communicate on a foreign language...I did a dozen of this little video and never go it right. This is the best one, so imagine the rest that I just delete. Even my recycle bean ask me..what should I do with this rubbish? Well, I did it the best I could. The more important thing is that the message get across. Just let me know if this hall thing make sense, and if not I will try it again when I'm not drunk.

TIP. Standing on your hands with a wide stand make it a lo harder to transfer the weight onto the balancing arms.(L to R or R to L depending in which hand you are going to balance). I suggest you shorten the distance of your hands assume a narrow stand from the beginning of your handstand. This will make the transfer to the balancing hand a lot easier. When doing a one hand handstand you want to avoid as much unnecessary movement.Think about it!!!

If you find this interesting just drop me a quick line bellow!!!
All the best.

Luis Sarabia

PLANCHE TRAINING..THIS WILL HELP YOU BIG TIME

Just a quick video on how to go from frog position to straddle planche and back.

You are going to get tired of me telling you to tuck your chest in, to push the floor harder, to lean forward, to round your back and contract your abs...but this is the way to do it...trust me, I have try a million way and this one is the easies and more effective...try it for yourself!

So, here we go...

Round your back by tucking your chest in and lean forward bringing your hip up... just over your head. at that point your legs still bend...now gradually start to open straight them back..note that at this point you have to lean forward a bit more to lever the weight. Do this slowly, take your time and feel what you are doing!

Go 4 it!!!

Have a go at this!!!

and see how it goes for you.

MY TRAINING SYSTEM... S.T.S CONDITIONING

Allow me to introduce S.T.S Sarabia Training System

Bodyweight Conditioning for acrobats

After competing in my first and last bodybuilding contest in 2006 I decide to have a break from weigh lifting..by the way there's nothing wrong with bench press, barbell row, squat, military press etc..I highly recommend them. They are excellent for developing bags of strength and to prevent injuries. There's 1 millions benefit that I could list here..but I'll live that for future post.

The thing is that I got bored of the routine and decide to go back to my roots and start doing free weight exercises, and my goal was not to use any equipment whatsoever...in fact I didn't even want to go to the gym..so, not gym need it and no equipments. Then I start developing all the training programmes for my clients with that philosophy of “NOT GYM NEED IT” and it work, it work so well that I got kick out of my fitness instructor job at my local gym because some of my clients left the gym and decide to train with me outdoor!

This workouts are very functional and will challenger you like not other training system around, plus they are fun to do! They may look simple at first but once you give it a go you will see what I'm talking about. Excellent for as acrobat...It will challenge your mind and body to the max! They are highly functional, making you get fit all over. you will become faster, stronger and more flexible in not time.

Here it is a short demo!

PS: they may look simple to you or complicate to others. just remember that this is the way I train myself and my clients and they are not acrobats...the key is on the intensity and believe me they are intense!!!

If you are interested I'll design a training routine for you!!!

contact me to discuss price.

luissarabia@planchetraining.com

HELP!!!! HOW SHOULD I CALL THIS?

Just another one of those movement that you have never done but you have been thinking about it for sometime...and then one day you go...what about if i do this? then you just go for it. you may get it wrong a couple of time but after some try and error..Bingo!!! Done.
i had done the rocking and the twist but not holding it there on that position.
And know you got me thinking...what about if?

TRY THIS!!! PLANCHE TRAINING CONDITIONING

This couple of movement came to my head This morning after finishing training a client

They are very similar and will serve the same purpose .The are design to develop strength on your shoulders and core, getting you fit for the planche...one is a variation of the other. So choose one and have a go!

I know that at first the look simple but that doesn't mean they are not effective when done properly.

On the first one you just jump leaning your shoulders forward as far as possible. The idea is to hit the full planche position for a fraction of a second(try to make the contraction longer on each one) but remember that the idea is to pass by the planche say hello and go...do not try to hold.

And the second one is pretty much the same...just be careful when arching your back...do it gently, don't drop your hip at 100 km p/h because you may hurt your back. Start by doing 5 sets of 10 reps and see how it goes!

TIP: when you are trying to do the planche your mind is telling you to lean forward and you have to do this..she's right. But here is a little trick...have a chat with your mind on your way down to planche and think the opposite...resist gravity by pushing backward..you will see what happen!!! I find hard to explain this one...hope you can work it out!!!