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Re: Flexibility

su2po — Sun Nov 11, 2024 11:16 pm

Author: su2po

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2024 11:16 pm

[quote="T0dd"].

I've often noticed that regular ballistic jugglers tend to be lean, wiry people. I don't know if this is because they tend to be starving artists, or because juggling itself has a selection effect, favoring that body type.
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i know what you mean but i dont think body shape has anything to do with it flexibility is just practice, do some streches and youll be surprised after a while

Re: Flexibility

Saulie — Sun Nov 11, 2024 12:10 am

Author: Saulie

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2024 12:10 am

I guess I just do everythng the hard way. lol

Saulie

Re: Flexibility

dpizarro159 — Sun Nov 11, 2024 12:02 am

Author: dpizarro159

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2024 12:02 am

i found various sretching heres on this forum a cuple of months ago.. dont know if they are still here

Re: Flexibility

Jowze — Sat Nov 10, 2024 3:52 pm

Author: Jowze

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2024 3:52 pm

Saulie, I read somewhere that it's not specially good to start with the moves you don't have down : when you're not warmed up, you drop more, then you drop even more if you practice on the moves you don't have down. This can teach your muscle memory to overreact to the falling ball.

Then I don't know, I just read it ...

Re: Flexibility

he4rty — Sat Nov 10, 2024 3:24 pm

Author: he4rty

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2024 3:24 pm

I know a few warm ups, but maybe someone could post some warm up exercises on the wiki (hint,hint) for us real novices.

Re: Flexibility

T0dd — Sat Nov 10, 2024 1:56 pm

Author: T0dd

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2024 1:56 pm

The trick seems to be stretching the shoulders and wrists. Also, it's a matter of figuring out what height is best for certain moves. I note in videos a few people doing CJ sitting down. I find I can't do much of anything while sitting; I have to be standing up (Of course, even then I can't do much, but I'm making progress, bit by bit).

Re: Flexibility

T0dd — Sat Nov 10, 2024 1:52 pm

Author: T0dd

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2024 1:52 pm

[quote="Cybele"]whats a ballistic juggler?[/quote]

The kind of juggler who tosses the balls in the air.

Re: Flexibility

dpizarro159 — Sat Nov 10, 2024 4:00 am

Author: dpizarro159

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2024 4:00 am

try stretching at least your arms muscles and fingers and wrist... its impressive how you learn and polish your moves...

Re: Flexibility

Saulie — Fri Nov 09, 2024 11:09 pm

Author: Saulie

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 11:09 pm

Wow DP. I wish I had that time to prepare. My warm up consists of picking the ball up off the floor from droping it. Because I start with the moves that I do not have down at all. Once I am properly warmed up from bending over to the floor a dozen times or so I go with the things I have down pat.....5 min later(if that) I go to those moves that I am working on.

I am lucky if I can get in a full 30minutes a day, or every other day.

saulie

Re: Flexibility

Cybele — Fri Nov 09, 2024 8:31 pm

Author: Cybele

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 8:31 pm

whats a ballistic juggler?

Re: Flexibility

dpizarro159 — Fri Nov 09, 2024 7:47 pm

Author: dpizarro159

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 7:47 pm

i alsways stretch a little my muscles before grabbing the ball, then i warm up like 30 minutes playing and take my time to strectch all muscles frommy body, then i play for a looooong time a cuple of hours, and finally when im done a make a last stretch... it has help a lot to know what muscle and you feel much more light

Re: Flexibility

nagini — Fri Nov 09, 2024 1:28 pm

Author: nagini

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 1:28 pm

i don't know anything about yoga...

but i have a "big" (VERY big ) friend who's very skilful at CJ, especially in body rolls.

he told me: "that's because i have more "surface" on wich i can make the ball roll"

Re: Flexibility

rollingphysics — Fri Nov 09, 2024 3:27 am

Author: rollingphysics

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 3:27 am

I took up yoga specifically to help with CJ - it helps with flexibility, but more just to make you more aware of how your body moves. The connection between yoga and CJ is more spiritual than directly practical. Sorry if that's not terribly specific, it's just how I see it!

I still "cheat" on that move, though - I don't see a large reason to keep the elbows together if it's uncomfortable - the eye focuses on the ball and the hands.

Re: Flexibility

Saulie — Fri Nov 09, 2024 3:03 am

Author: Saulie

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 3:03 am

I am lean and I have a difficulty with that one. It strains my shoulders and is quite uncomftorabe for me.

Re: Flexibility

aramis — Fri Nov 09, 2024 2:59 am

Author: aramis

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 2:59 am

Agreed, if there's one thing Contact Juggling teaches us, it's that there is nothing our body cannot do if it is properly trained.

Re: Flexibility

Redster — Fri Nov 09, 2024 2:55 am

Author: Redster

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 2:55 am

I'm not lean by any stretch of the imagination, and probably count as very out of shape. I used to be pretty flexible in my teenage years, but lost that in the past few. I think it's coming back now I'm actually making an effort to use long-forgotten muscles and the like. Maybe working on increasing your flexibility with yoga or something would help and you might find that you're better able to get into positions?

Flexibility

T0dd — Fri Nov 09, 2024 2:26 am

Author: T0dd

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2024 2:26 am

I didn't think flexibility would be that much of an issue, but for certain moves....it is. I'm (a) not young, and (b) pretty large in the upper body. As a result, a simple position like the "chalice" position, i.e., arms in front, bent in L-shape, forearms touching from elbow to wrist, palms up, fingers out (the position you'd be in to do a "circle" pass)---is actually pretty difficult for me. I can do it, but my elbows want to separate, pushing my hands in toward each other.

I've often noticed that regular ballistic jugglers tend to be lean, wiry people. I don't know if this is because they tend to be starving artists, or because juggling itself has a selection effect, favoring that body type.

I don't know if there's a preferred body type for CJ, but no one has ever accused me of being lean and wiry.