- What's up elite THENX athletes?
Welcome to another video of Official THENX.
Today I'm showing these guys how I learned to back flip.
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All right, so let's get started.
So today I'm gonna be teaching Zay and Bryan
how I learned to back flip,
but before we get started
I want to give a big disclaimer for this video.
I know this is been a highly anticipated video,
but I've been very hesitant
as to creating this video and uploading it
because there's a lot of crazy people on the internet
and I know a lot of people try a lot of crazy (boing).
And I really don't want anybody to hurt themselves,
like, that's the last thing I want is to upload a video
and somebody doing something really stupid.
So for the disclaimer,
I'm not telling anybody out there to do this,
I'm just showing you guys and showing them
the way that I learned how to do it.
And if you guys are going to be taking this advice
and using any of these progressions
please do it very cautiously
and do it at your own risk.
And, very important, guys, do no skip any progressions
if you are going to be doing this.
Just 'cause you think you're a badass
or just 'cause you think you can do it
'cause, chances are, you're not
and you're gonna be severely injured.
And it's better to go through these progressions
safely and correctly,
eventually you'll reach the back flip,
versus going in there recklessly,
trying it and just getting a way more serious injury
that's gonna prevent you from working out
probably ever in your whole life.
All right?
So with that said, I'm gonna show these guys
how I learned to back flip
and I'm gonna be walking you guys through the progressions,
all right?
So the first thing we're gonna do
is we're gonna practice our jump.
So the first thing I want you guys to do is
have your hands up,
this is gonna be the first position, one,
two, three.
You're gonna jump straight up in the air, all right?
Let's try that.
One, two,
three.
One, two, three, straight up.
Good, good, good, good,
keep it going, let's do two more.
So something super important that they're doing, guys,
keep it going,
is that they're not bending too far down.
The further you bend down
the harder it's gonna be to come back up,
using too much energy.
You're actually not gonna jump as high.
All right, so that's perfect guys.
All right, so make sure to master each step,
even those that look super simple,
do this like a hundred times
before moving on to the second progression.
All right, so for the second progression
I'm gonna have you guys lie down on the ground,
it's gonna look like this.
We're gonna simulate the movement
of actually tucking once you get in the air,
so imagine we're in the air right here,
we're jumping, we're gonna have our hands up,
and then when our hands come up,
you're gonna bring your knees into your chest
and grab your knees.
And you're gonna keep that tuck
and you're gonna feel the motion go over,
so you need to do it swiftly, so
one, two
and you're gonna feel your body
start to roll back, all right?
Let's try.
There you go, there you go, perfect.
Awesome.
Awesome, take your time with this,
this part isn't more of a race,
it's more just to get that technique,
get that to snap just like that.
So as you see,
Bryan felt like he was flipping all the way over,
you want to feel that
'cause the better you get at this
that's what's gonna give you that rotation
when you're doing that back flip.
Like I said, guys, drill this like a hundred times,
even though this is ridiculously easy,
you want to get that momentum like Bryan keeps getting.
Yeah, all right, cool.
Hold those knees, guys.
The harder you tuck,
the easier it's gonna be to go over.
A big misconception when people are tryna do back flips
is they think there're tryna do a,
push their body through the flip,
and that's not how it works at all.
You're gonna jump up
and as long as you have a back lean,
you're leaning towards that way,
if you just tuck your knees into your chest
that alone is gonna give you that rotation,
your don't actually have to
push yourself through a rotation.
The better you are with the tuck,
the easier it's gonna be just to flip over,
you guys are gonna check that out right now
in the next progression.
You guys ready?
We're gonna be practicing our jump
and we're gonna be learning
how to incorporate that with a spot.
So we're just gonna practice
the first progression with the spotter.
I'm gonna have them
jump straight into the air
with that back lean, all right?
And I'm gonna be spotting them behind.
Now I want you to pay attention to the spot
because when you're learning how to do a back flip
the spotter is just as important, if not more important,
than the person trying to do the flip.
You are basically being the foundation for this person.
A structure is only as strong as its foundation
so if you have a weak foundation
chances are (boing) can go wrong.
So, let's go for it.
So first you want to hold them by the hip.
They're gonna go one, two, three, and jump up
and they're gonna lean back on you.
You're just gonna support their weight, ready?
You want to get them to be right on top of your shoulder.
Your shoulder should be right here on their back,
supporting them, right here.
You ready?
Go for it.
Three, two, one.
That's good.
That's fine, that's fine,
that's gonna happen at the beginning, too.
It's at the beginning, you're pushing back,
you're not used to this movement,
it's gonna feel a little weird,
that's why you guys have to drill this.
Do this one move a hundred times
before moving on to the next progression,
even through this is something that looks super simple.
Let's try this one more time,
then we're gonna have you try, Bryan.
All right, keep your legs tight,
just lean back, I got you.
Ready, three, two, one.
There you go.
Let's go, Bryan, you got this boy!
This is a big guy,
so make sure you guys spot them.
Here we go,
ready, three, two, one.
Perfect.
Keep the legs together
and just lean a little bit back.
Guys, don't actually,
you don't have to jump hard back,
just lift your chin up
and as long as your head is tilting backwards
you're gonna get that angle to go back.
Three, two, one.
And that's what you guys want to do.
Drill that right there 100 times
then you're ready for the next progression.
You ready?
Let's do it.
All right, we're gonna start with Zay this time.
We're gonna go to the next progression,
so we did on the floor, guys.
How we rolled and tucked,
now we're gonna simulate that in our jump
and I'm gonna be back behind you to spot.
So the real trick of this is really, like I said,
to try to get this person on to your shoulder
and then you're just gonna bring 'em back down.
We're not flipping at all yet.
Make sure to get wide stance,
grab them right here by the waistline
and make sure that this shoulder
goes right at this part of their back
and you want to make sure that this person has,
in their mind that they're going
and rolling over your shoulder,
like they're gonna roll over something,
they're not just going up and slamming down or pushing back,
they're lifting their legs up,
they have to keep in mind
that they're envisioning themselves rolling over,
like, a bed or a car or something.
Here we go.
So you're just gonna come up
and I'm gonna bring you back down, all right?
- Tuck my legs in?
- Yeah, tuck, tuck, tuck,
then come back down.
Three, two, one.
There you go.
Let's try one more time.
Let's try to jump a little bit higher this time.
So it's at the peak of your jump, guys.
As soon as you jump and you feel that hang time,
that's when you're gonna tuck
'cause you wanna get over this.
Three, two, one.
Good.
All right, Bryan, you ready?
Ready, three, two, one.
Perfect, let's do one more.
Three, two, one.
Perfect.
So now the goal of this, guys,
is to get this person super comfortable
with going up, up higher, higher, higher.
Eventually they're gonna get really comfortable with this,
and they're just gonna roll right over your shoulder.
Let's check this out.
All right guys, so now we need something like this.
It's really, honestly, it's worth it,
it's worth your safety.
So like I said, guys,
you guys don't want to try this just one time
and you can end up severely injuring yourself
and probably never be able to do this ever again.
The main way people get injured
when they try to do back flips
is that they don't commit the whole time
when they're doing that flip.
If you break in the middle of that flip,
that's gonna immediately stop your rotation
and you're gonna fall right on your head.
As long as you keep that rotation going,
you're gonna be completely fine
even if you do fall or bail,
you're gonna be falling on your feet
or you're gonna be falling, worst case, on your butt.
So, with that said
lemme show you guys how that works.
All right, so after you've been doing this for a while
and you've gotten really used to it,
you're gonna have him just go right over your shoulder.
You're gonna kinda help him through it as a spotter.
So let me show you what that looks like.
You ready for this, bro?
Let's do it man, let's do it.
All right, here we go.
Three, two, one.
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(laughing)
That's basically how you guys do it.
So if you see what I just did there,
I kinda helped him through the motion of that back flip.
As he went over my chest
I kept the motion going.
When you guys are spotting the person,
don't just stand there, 'cause if you do
and the person may not be ready or hesitates,
worst case they're gonna fall, like, right down there.
So as they're going
it would be helpful if you kinda like
moved them through the motion.
Whether it be with your hands and your body,
going over the side.
So let's try that one more time.
Ready?
This is why it's super important, guys,
to practice this drill first
'cause you do not want to mess this up.
The spotter or the person going for this,
you guys both need to commit 100%,
you guys both need to know exactly what you're doing
to make this successful.
Here we go.
Three, two, one.
There you go, there you go.
Bryan, you want to try this one?
All right, here we go.
Do you want to do one of the progressions first
and then go for that one,
just to get used to it?
Or you just wanna go straight for it?
So here's a helpful thing, guys,
to get right into it.
Try a couple regressions,
some of the moves before you get to this point,
and then go for the latest progressions.
That's what we're gonna do now.
Let's just do a quick check, ready,
of just the tuck, go for it,
three, two, one.
Perfect.
Now you're gonna go exactly like that, bro, all right?
Tuck, tuck, tuck,
hold it, commit 100%.
Just hold it the whole time.
Ready?
Three, two, one.
How was that, it was good?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- It's good, it's good, it's good.
So that's the worst that's gonna happen, guys,
and that's why it's super important to have one of these
and to have a soft, padded floor.
Even professionals, sometimes they can bail,
and they can mess up.
So it's super important that you guys use safety.
All right, Zay, let's do another one.
Are you ready, bro?
I'm gonna spot you a little bit less this time, all right?
So I'm gonna probably put little bit less pressure
when he goes for it.
All right, here we go.
Three, two, one.
Bro, he's ready, he's ready.
You're ready to do it on your own, bro.
I can't wait to see that, hell yeah, that's so dope.
All right, so that's where we're at.
We're gonna move on to the next progression.
Zay, come on, bro.
This guy's ready.
(grunts) You don't need this.
Are your ready, bro?
Does that make you nervous?
Nah?
It's all mental.
It really is all mental.
Here we go.
You ready?
I'm gonna spot you like this one more time,
without that.
And then we're gonna go with the last spot right here.
All right?
So here we go.
Three, two, one.
Hey!
Woo!
Like I said, guys, do not go too ahead of yourself.
Even if it looks like this,
you feel real, real confident to do it by yourself,
do not do it by yourself.
Better to be safe than sorry, I'm telling you.
Technically Zay, at this point, should be drilling this
with a spotter for, like, a couple days.
I'm sure you could do it on your own,
but still, to make sure that you master this
you wanna practice each of the progressions separately,
you know, 'cause each one creates
the whole of what this move is gonna be, you know?
You wanna try one more time?
And then let's go for the small spot.
All right?
Here we go.
Three, two, one.
Yeah, there you go, there you go.
Shake it off, shake it off.
Let's do one more of those
then we'll go for the real one.
Trick is to, as soon as you feel like you're going over,
like you're going over my shoulder or going over the turn,
is to keep your eyes to the ground.
Spot the ground so you can put your legs straight out.
So long as you spot the ground, put your legs straight out,
you're gonna stick it.
Let's try.
Ready?
Three, two, one.
There you go.
Killing it, killing it.
All right, I'm gonna give Zay a little breather
and then he's gonna see
if he can do it with the simple spot.
All right, Zay, you ready?
All right, we're gonna go for it, all right.
It's gonna be all you on your own
on your command, all right?
Let's go for it.
There you go.
That's how you learn how to back flip.
That's how I learned how to do a back flip
and that's how to do it, man.
Ain't nothing much to it.
So there you have it, guys.
Bryan, you gotta work on that last progression,
but he's gonna get there too.
So that is how I learned how to back flip, guys.
So with that said, if you guys are trying to utilize
any of these progressions or steps,
please do so with caution
in a safe environment
and, of course, at your own risk.
We are not telling you guys to try this at all.
Just showing you the way I learned how to do it.
So, with that said, thank you guys so much for watching.
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Bryan, bro, you rock.
Check these guys out, Zay.
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Mad love, peace out.
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