This drill is essential when developing torso mobility for overhead exercises found in weightlifting and hand balancing.
Cues:
- Utilize one of the versions for the entire set
- Keep the knee locked in place by pushing it forward and focusing to move through the torso
- Trace the ground with the top hand without allowing it to elevate
- Work from 30 degrees from one side to 30 degrees to the other
- Maintain external rotation at the shoulder during the entire set
Mistakes:
- Letting the hand come off the floor
- Waving the arm through a larger range of motion than 30 degrees to each side
- Internally rotating the shoulder, or allowing external rotation to relax
- Letting the knee slide backwards
