Technique Tuesday's: Pull Up Sit!!

Aloha Tuesday is here!!!

 This week's Technique Tuesday move is the Pull Up Sit!  The Pull Up Sit is a very great way to get from the ground on to the pole:).  With doing this move more skin is required therefore we must ditch the Yoga Pants and Capris for our cute shorts!  When I say shorts I don't mean your BF's basketball shorts but girl shorts;).  This is only to have more skin for sticking onto the pole and doing this move.  Doing this move you are working Biceps, Abductor, Adductor, Shoulders, Lats and Delts!  Sounds great right!?!?!  Well, let's get to it!:

Start facing the pole with your hands on the pole above your head and in the hand shake grip.

With your shoulders pulled back and down pull up your body keeping your chest up (without jumping) until your chest and hands are at about the same level.

Pull your legs up (straight legs and bent for modification), bring them together, squeeze and cross your ankle with your groin close to the pole.

Sit!

From here, if this is your first time, you may feel a burning sensation where the pole meet the skin of your thighs.  If you are feeling this, you are doing it CORRECT!  This burning sensation will go away in time after you have done this move more.  It is IMPORTANT to remember to SQUEEZE those thighs together to keep yourself up there.  This is not a move that should have your arms doing al of the work.  After the sit point of the move, your legs should be able to take over (after time) and you should be able to no hands this move or at least lessen your grip or do one handed.  After you have mastered the no hands, you are ready to do some fun stuff with this move;)!  Another IMPORTANT thing to do is to engage your core during this move especially if you go with no hands.  Engaging your core will keep you a lot more stable that you would be if not engaging it.  Oooooo and SMILE!!!!!  We don't want people to know you are in pain lol!

Well, that is it for the Pull Up Sit!  Have fun and feel the burn!!!