# Nobody Talks about the True Power of Cartwheels. ## Метаданные - **Канал:** Strength Side - **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9Zy73wnQo ## Содержание ### [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9Zy73wnQo) Segment 1 (00:00 - 04:00) Nobody seems to talk about the power of cartwheels. They're typically looked at as something your kid does in gymnastics class. But cartwheels develop straight arm pushing strength, spine mobility, and possibly even good for longevity. Our bodies have huge fascia lines that connect everything. Often neglected is our ability to move side to side. By doing cartwheels, these muscles and fascia get the stimulation and stretch that they need. As the Chinese proverb goes, you are as old as your spine. Cartwheels require a high degree of spinal rotation and side bending, especially done slowly. Most people find the more supple your torso, the less tension your body holds and the better you feel. Cartwheels require the coordination of shoulders, spine, and hips, which equals more control, more mobility. Straight arm strength refers to not bending your elbows to push or pull. When you take elbow muscles out of the equation, the scapula and rotator cuff have to work very hard to stabilize the shoulder. This is important because it's easy to become too elbow dominant. Straight arm movements build well-rounded, robust shoulders. Going upside down requires you to support your whole body weight on your wrists. And when you work up to this gradually, you develop incredibly strong wrists and hands. And speaking of going upside down, there's a whole host of benefits, including improved circulation and lymphatic flow. But maybe the biggest benefit is intelligent strength. You need coordination of your shoulders, spine, and hips. This results in sensitivity rather than brute force. In a world that's obsessed with hypertrophy and V2 maxes, we undervalue sensitivity, functionality, and skill. But I think we're starting to see that these things are far more important than we realize. What athletes live the longest. Gymnasts and pole vters have 8 years on the general population. How many people are doing all their favorite workout activities and forgetting that they don't have any rotation? side bending. — When we're talking about skills, we're talking about the neurological system and the cognitive system synergistically in a dance. Wouldn't it just make sense that a skill you're thinking as well as exercising? There's a whole dance going on between your body and your mind that doesn't really exist in straight workouts. That alone I would think would fight off a lot of the age related decline in physical function. — The art form that has taken the cartwheel further than anyone else is Capoeta. They've taken the simple cartwheel and made it into an expressive creative form of art. It's what inspired me to take my ow, as they say in Portuguese, more seriously, or at least train it like I would any other exercise. I've always found projects like handstands and muscle-ups very good for my body and mind because they take much more physical intelligence than a traditional gym exercise. My hope is that the cartwheel becomes mentioned amongst calisthenics enthusiasts because the dynamic nature of the cartwheel balances out the static skills. It's normal for adults to have some fear of going upside down or the opposite. You start hucking yourself into cartwheels creating bad habits. You have to earn your cartwheels. You can do this by practicing the pattern with your feet on the ground. Walk before you run. I did hundreds of these starting my cartwheel journey, and I think anyone can get to this next variation, which is simply floating the feet off the ground. The low cartwheel is a cool and aesthetic movement in itself. Cartwheels also offer diversity. There's many forms you can get into. There's the formal gymnastic style that will teach you how to control momentum. There's the slow yoga puppy press style that emphasizes the handstand press. This is an ongoing project of my own, but the one I recommend for most people is the animalistic monkey cartwheel done from a squat. This is great for mobility, body control, functionality, and playfulness. The legs now have to be supple and strong. This turns the more upper body dominant cartwheel into full body integration. So, do you want to develop some strength not found in the gym? Dare to have a little fun while you exercise? Comment below. Let me know if you're interested in the cartwheel journey. I teach this and many more animalistic movements in the human animal method. It's fun, engages the mind, and will get you in incredible shape. First link in description if you're interested, as always. Hey guys, just realized the cartwheel pairs perfectly with the pancake stretch from the last video. You need this mobility to make your cartwheels pretty. Pair them together and have a nice fun session. Enjoy. --- *Источник: https://ekstraktznaniy.ru/video/43057*