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18.4 → TYPES OF VERTICALS/ ELEPHANT LIFTS
In this case, we will define two types of movement:
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FRONTAL PUSH (similar to Chinese pole or Pole Dance):
For this type of push, the rope should be placed in front of our body.
Hanging, the top arm will support our body weight while the bottom arm will be straight, holding the rope at an initial approximate height at the quadriceps, with an external rotation of the wrist-elbow (thumb pointing down).
To start the movement, from a relaxed body sus- pension (light internal rotation of the wrist- elbow-shoulder and upward rotation and eleva- tion of the scapula of the hanging arm) the top arm will increase the internal wrist-elbow-shoul- der rotation until we reach maximum rotation while the bottom arm pushes down performing a light internal rotation of the wrist-elbow.
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