Probably you'll ask yourself that question ;) Becouse if you're not a strongman or somethinng it might be really annoying for you! :) I know something about it! xD
Ok so let's see on a tutorial:
HOW CAN I SIT FROM INVERTED STRADDLE!?
1. You're in straddle invert, now you have to bend your knees and catch the hoop with your underknees 2. Now the tricky part, it is good if you can swing yourself as much as you can tooo.... 3. Catch hoop with your hands AS HIGH AS YOU CAN! The higher you'll catch, the easier will be getting into basic sit! You can try streighten one leg while doing that, it shoudl help you. And now: PUSHHHHHHH! 4. You're in the basic sit! :)
Don't be worry if it won't come easly for you. It require a lot of strength so be patient and finally you'll do that, to preper yourself to that you can do crunches while hanging on your underknees. :) Like here:
At the beginning of this longer note I want you to know(becouse you might be here for the first time): - I'm a newbe in it, it's my second training ever after 2 week break(becouse of the weather... It's still more winter than spring in Poland, yesterday I trained with sun and 13C degrees, and today it's -4 and snowing! -_-, and my trains depends on weather, becouse I have hoop in my garden :( ) - I'm pole dancing for 10 months now, so it might be easier for me to do hoop stuff. As I said, yesterday the weather was quite good so I decided to train again after 2 weeks of break. How was it? I have to say it is was awsome! :)
INVERTED STRADLLE (V) TUTORIAL! :)
FIRST: I regret a little that I still can't do inverted V with strength of only my muscels like on pole, I still jave to jump a little to land in it perfectly. I think it's still becouse of my stomach muscels, which are strong, but on pole, while doing inverted straddle, you can a little rely on pole, then raise your legs and then use that rely to push them behind you. YOU CAN NOT do that on hoop, you don't have any support from hoop, there are only your arms and floor which can help you. So it's obvious that we are jumping at the beginning. But I think there is one exercise that can help us with achiving that one: 1st STEP
Just stand in front of hoop, catch hoop, and bend your knees and try to bring them as close to your chest as you can and HOLD! As long as you can! :) It is really good exercise for beginning
2nd STEP
When you will be able to stay in that position like forever try to do push ups on hoop.
Push-ups are hard, you don't need them to do Inverted Straddle from jump, but if you want to do it using only your muscles you have to exercise that one.
3rd STEP Push-up's that will bring you as close to the straddle as they can!
This is hard! You might need some time to master that one! You need belly, core and arms strength, so if you're not sure about it be carefull and train, one day you'll achieve it!
4th STEP
Now you can try move to the 3rd step on image below:
Lower your hands and bring your butt upper, it is really hard one, you have to synchronise your body, lower your hands and lifting your butt at the same time!
5th STEP
Now you can try 4th step from upeer image. Just streighten your legs on sides and bring your butt as high as you can! :) And you're in a straddle now! It require some work, but it's possible for everyone! :)
DONT FORGET:
Pose Halasana from youga is awsome for building core and belly strength!
If you hace bed with legs, or something you can hold to, this exercise is also really good for those muscles:
You can also do push ups (if you can't try with that awsome tutorial which I found!):
Pike mount: You can try that one but if you didn't train before it might be tricky. You should work on your arms muscles and stomach to do that one. To mastered that one you can train halasana pose from yoga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1CKyt_9ZrQ and trying to do it as slow as you can. It will build your muscles and make it strong. Just remember to do is slooooow :).
Next is straddle mount, it might be easier for you becouse you don't have to brought your knees between your hands. At the beggining you can just jump into it, try to stay in that position for a while, than put your legs onto hoop and bend them, you can sit then or get back onto floor by getting back into straddle mount. You can also try straddle mount on a side.Try to lift your body slowly, and drop it slowly too, it will make you stronger, it will take some time, but the effords will be reward :).
Delilah mount: This is probably the easiest way to get onto hoop. You can jump or lift yourself and hang one leg onto hoop. Then you can lift your body and sit on your 'soft' place, then take one leg to the other and you'll be in simple sitting :)
If you feel that you are still not strong enough try to work on your abs mouscles, it will help and if you will practise everyday effects will shock you! :)
As I said, you shouldn't jump into poses. This is really important. If you jump into something that means you're not ready to do it properly.
I understand that you may want to do all that crazy stuff but don't forget about basics, they make aerial hoop performances smooth and pretty, so you should understand that they are REALLY important! :)
