Results For Category: "Flying Trapeze"
December 29, 2018
On Leaving Flying
I probably never told you about the time that I said ‘Nope‘ to a world renowned flying trapeze catcher. Well, unless of…
May 20, 2016
Stretching: finally, some clarity
I’ve been sitting on this thought for months, so this post really is overdue. After all, the literature review was published way…
May 13, 2016
Stable Hips for Circus
One of the more common movement pattern limitations is the Active Straight Leg Raise (ASLR). In the Functional Movement Screen, this particular screen…
August 13, 2015
Standing on the shoulders of giants | A tribute to Bob Christians
On Monday, I heard the news of the passing of Bob Christians and though I never had the pleasure of meeting him,…
August 1, 2015
What’s On Your Preflight Checklist?
Before pilots take their planes into the air, they run through a preflight checklist. The basic—yet critical—premise is that it’s better to…
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July 2, 2015
Exercises Every Aerialist Should Do, part two: thoracic mobility
You know, there’s a piece to this expanding and wonderfully complex puzzle that is the healthy flyer/aerialist/circus artist that has been nagging…
May 1, 2015
Stopping the flinch: getting serious about core control
For many, it happens the moment they start pulling when doing a pull-up or a climb. It’s also there all too often…
April 9, 2015
The Desk Job Double Cross, Part Two: Why Sitting Is Horrible For Flying
We’ve been hinting at it for a long time now. Some of us have even gone so far as to say it…
February 2, 2015
Things I think about… how you should really be training your rotator cuff
The world of elite gymnastics has been well acquainted with the world of sports science for some time. This relationship is something…
January 2, 2015
Good news for flyers: you don’t have to be tight!
That’s right, flyers: for those of you who have struggled with this and for those for whom it’s never been an issue,…