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The inverted anatomical position is one of the basic skills we should be working on. Being able to attain and maintain this position will help us increase the body awareness needed to perform other skills or reach different body positions.
We will start with this position on straps, to create body awareness, focusing on proper body alignment and maintaining a neutral position of the body when inverted and hanging from the arms.
Anatomical position: the human body is standing tall (erect), with a neutral spine, and at rest. The legs are straight with the feet together or hip-width apart. The arms are by the sides of the body straight and externally rotated, with the palms facing forward and the thumbs pointing away (supination of the forearm).
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