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Rib Cage Isolations and Backbends: 2 Horizontal Rib Cage Circle

Level 3: Advanced Beginner • 21m

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  • Rib Cage Circle Practice Flow

    This follow-along nonstop technique flow begins with a short warmup, quickly drills the foundation building blocks of rib cage circles, and leads into a practice for unlayered rib cage circle isolations using several arm positions. Then we practice rib cage circles in layered variations—with arm ...

  • Rib Cage Isolations and Backbends: 3 ...

    Starting with a review of spinal anatomy, we progress into an examination of the technique that reduces the risk of injury with backbends.

  • Rib Cage Isolations and Backbends: 4 ...

    Find the placement for a safe and beautiful backbend in the upper spine. This alignment is used on its own, can be layered on hipwork with or without the additional layer of a spiraled alignment, and is also a component of back-bending upper body circles and Turkish Drops.