Purple Priorities

→ Keep improving your stamina upside down

→ Keep improving your line (both the default line, in which you kick-up, and the optimal lines, which you sculpt). I’ll refer to this as “sculpting”.

→ Be able to move the lower and/or the upper body while upside down (shape shifting)

→ Start planting the seeds for and playing with more advanced patterns (Press, Side leans, etc.)

In terms of landmarks in your progression:

→ You want first to be able to shape shift the lower body, while keeping the same shoulder angle.

→ You then want to be able to move into and out of a pike when shape shifting. This requires you to change the shoulder angle, and the core drill for that will be Elevators. In the process, you will have to make each position more precise and better anchored.

→ You then want to build stamina to navigate 3 - 5 shapes within one sequence.

→ You then want to pay attention to the quality of your transitions. We will want at least and even, clear cut transition. Depending on your goals, you can then learn more pace changes.

→ You may want to add gaze shifts in the process around the 2-3 shape sequence mark (ie, when you’re comfortable enough to transition between three shapes). Gaze shifting is quite disruptive, hence the need for a solid handstand. In our method, it is an optional quest.

→ You may want to add advanced patterns depending on your long-term goals. These usually include OAHS, or advanced bendy patterns (like flag), or the press. Because these require A LOT of time (remember we say that getting the OAHS takes 10x the time it takes to get our first 20 seconds… oof), we need to plant the seeds early.