Anyone have photos of themselves doing a pike on the ball?
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Wow! I wish I would of seen this post last night I would of had my DH take a pic! I can get this pic for you tonight and also I'll take a pic of a similiar move with the barbell for those who don't own a stability ball! You want to make sure you can master this on the floor first, have good core stability , control, head straight and aligned with the neck/spine-no jerking or uncontrollable twisting it will jeapordize your lowerback! Build your way up, it will still be tough every time you do it but you want to work on your balance in this position and master the technique first! TTYS
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Check out www.picturetrail.com/francigirl and click on demos! Tonights pics were pikes with me in the white tank top and grey white/yellow striped pants! I have a pic of the pike on the stability ball in pike position(pic could have been better and taken when I was closer to my hipbone but you will get the idea, the other is the release from the pike in extended position-you want to roll the ball up and towards your midsection while driving your hips to the ceiling(pike position)! The other pic is a barbell roll out! Load a bar on the floor with 25 lb plates, Bend over and grab it with a shoulder width grip. Come up on your toes. This is your starting position, Keeping your hands under your shoulders, as if you were doing a pushup on the bar (don't let hands travel in front of your shoulders), roll the bar forward until your body is fully extended, Notice that you are on the tips of your toes at this point. Drive hips up toward the ceiling (don't think about pulling the barbell back, just think about folding the body in half). The barbell will roll back towards your feet. Return to starting position . Initially it helps to have someone sit in front of you and give the barbell a little push when you begin the return. Once you get the hang of it, it gets easier. To add difficulty, add weight to the bar! Also to practice do your pikes on the floor first, then combine a pushup when you come to the extended position, this will also be in the series-great practice for preparing for the stability ball! you can also add on to learn coordination by doing a pike, then push up, then right side plank, then push up, then left side plank then push then back into pike-excellent for core and upperbody strength, I can get these pics together for you if you need to see the sequence-if you can master these than move to the ball and do what you can with proper form and when you start to get uncontrollably wobbly, back to the floor to finish out, always work your way up, this is very challenging and if done improperly you will hurt yourself and be out of commission, you don't want thatx( Practice makes perfect
HTH
Check out www.picturetrail.com/francigirl and click on demos! Tonights pics were pikes with me in the white tank top and grey white/yellow striped pants! I have a pic of the pike on the stability ball in pike position(pic could have been better and taken when I was closer to my hipbone but you will get the idea, the other is the release from the pike in extended position-you want to roll the ball up and towards your midsection while driving your hips to the ceiling(pike position)! The other pic is a barbell roll out! Load a bar on the floor with 25 lb plates, Bend over and grab it with a shoulder width grip. Come up on your toes. This is your starting position, Keeping your hands under your shoulders, as if you were doing a pushup on the bar (don't let hands travel in front of your shoulders), roll the bar forward until your body is fully extended, Notice that you are on the tips of your toes at this point. Drive hips up toward the ceiling (don't think about pulling the barbell back, just think about folding the body in half). The barbell will roll back towards your feet. Return to starting position . Initially it helps to have someone sit in front of you and give the barbell a little push when you begin the return. Once you get the hang of it, it gets easier. To add difficulty, add weight to the bar! Also to practice do your pikes on the floor first, then combine a pushup when you come to the extended position, this will also be in the series-great practice for preparing for the stability ball! you can also add on to learn coordination by doing a pike, then push up, then right side plank, then push up, then left side plank then push then back into pike-excellent for core and upperbody strength, I can get these pics together for you if you need to see the sequence-if you can master these than move to the ball and do what you can with proper form and when you start to get uncontrollably wobbly, back to the floor to finish out, always work your way up, this is very challenging and if done improperly you will hurt yourself and be out of commission, you don't want thatx( Practice makes perfect
HTHMore photos please!
Francine,
Thank you so much for taking the time to demonstrate the moves. I had an idea of what the pike was entailing, but your additional description helps immensely.
I would love to see more photos and description of any moves. I will be trying them out tomorrow.
I am so excited to get the new series. I think that I will be able to order by the end of this month meaning GOAL!
Thanks again,
mikkame77
Francine,
Thank you so much for taking the time to demonstrate the moves. I had an idea of what the pike was entailing, but your additional description helps immensely.
I would love to see more photos and description of any moves. I will be trying them out tomorrow.
I am so excited to get the new series. I think that I will be able to order by the end of this month meaning GOAL!
Thanks again,
mikkame77