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Part 3: Doing a Classic Human Flag and Improving Upper Body Strength
1. Lower your legs from the vertical flag position. Keep one knee bent while straightening out the other and move your hips downward until they and your legs are parallel to the ground. Lower your hips slowly so that any more pressure on your body is added gradually.
2. Straighten out both of your legs. This will increase pressure on your upper body, especially your core. Try to maintain this position as long as possible—if you feel your grip weakening, tuck one leg into your chest again for an easier "bent" human flag position.
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3. Let go of the bar if you start to fall. If you can feel your grip slipping, let go of both poles. This will allow you to land safely on your feet. Holding onto the pole while you're slipping increases your chance of tearing a shoulder muscle, which can cause long-term damage.
4. Do an oblique tip to strengthen your biceps. Lie on your side with your legs completely straight. Prop your body up with your bottom arm to put the pressure on your bicep. Raise your hips until your body forms an even diagonal line.
Practice oblique tips on both sides of your body.
5. Try handstand pushups to exercise your shoulders. Lift yourself into a handstand, then bend your arms until your head is almost touching the floor. Lower yourself down as far to the ground as possible without hitting your head, then rise back up to complete one handstand pushup.
Keep your neck straight to prevent contorting your spine.
If you have a hard time maintaining your balance, practice handstand pushups against a wall.
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6. Practice pull-ups to work your arm, shoulder, and back muscles. Grab your pull-up bar and pull your upper body up until your chin is just above the bar line. Then, lower yourself to the ground until your arms are completely extended.
7. Do sit-ups to build your core muscles. To maintain stability in a human flag pose, you need strong abdominal muscles. Practice sit-ups by yourself or with a spotter to hold your legs down for a firmer core.
In this final part, I've told you how to do a Classic Human Flag and improve upper body strength by applying all these methods, and you can easily perform the Human Flag.
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