Marley

Much like another user mentioned, I also injured my lateral gastrocnemius pulling on my top leg the first time I tried this move. I can hold a (very non-flexy) cocoon no problem and have a solid knee-pit grip, so I'm going to try this method of Marley. Thanks for the lesson, Veena! :)

Thank you Veena! 😊

Don't worry about lettingetting go right away, just keep at it and get your body use to the postion and build the strength needed in the legs and core. 💖

I just can't let go :(

Just work on it from super low and you'll be fine 😊

😩 this Marley is a bit scary for me ...I shall attempt what I can for SVbackarchmarch challenge... but I already know it's going to be a struggle. 🙈

It's a great move to help strengthen the hamstrings!

Excited to try this again for #svbackarchmarch and play with some of the arm variations !! Thank you for this lovely video. I'm definitely in the "no grabbing my leg when in a knee put grip" camp and it's good to see that validated here. My progress may be a bit slower but when I can nail it I feel 100% secure.

Okay thanks. It made me feel safer.

Same move 😊 But not recommended if you have knee issues.

Played around with Marley again today. Veena, when you do this move with the free leg ankle crossed over the knee of the hooked leg what is this called? Or is it just a Marley variation I must have seen somewhere?

Had fun with the Marley today and surprised myself by not face planting! Thought it might be too difficult as I am still mostly an intermediate poler.

And safer for the knee 👏🏻👍🏻

So glad I decided to finally come back to this and try it this morning. Nailed it! I found securing the hooked leg with the free one first and then letting go, or grabbing the free leg instead of the hooked one, is a lot easier. And it's painless.

Yes, it's not something to rush into! 😊

My instructor decided to help me with "Marley prep" when I asked her to show me this tonight. Haha. No worries. I think I'll work on what she showed me before I try going into the full deal

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I wish I'd seen this before I practised at the studio. I was told to pull on top leg to hold myself up. Now my thigh hurts so bad that I'm limping...it's been 4 days already.....

Thank you Veena! =)

Yikes!! :( this is why I feel it's so important to learn all knee pit grips without pulling on the hooked leg!! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

I pulled so hard on the hooked leg that I injured my lateral gastrocnemius. Every1 at the studio heard the cracking snap. It hurts so much. =(

Working on this today and I must say I am so glad I have my crash-mat because it caught about three or four face-plants ^_^ I think I really need to focus on squeezing that hamstring and pushing on that bottom thigh!

this is a terrific modified inversion for my injury. I'm compiling a list right now of moves that don't put a lot of strain on the arms while I'm healing.

I want to try this!

I love this move, when I cross my feet it doesnt look pretty though, so it's good to see it open. Ill practice that. Love the new format with the extra dismount in a little bubble.

Are you using the lower leg to push into the pole? And keep in mind you need a strong contraction of the back.

Veena, when I let my hand go, I become almost completely vertical, instead of horizontal. O can do the other kinds of knee holds and the jasmine no problem so I don't think it's knee strength holding me...

Yaaaay I wanna learn this!

It's easier to correct and watch for in person :)

I should add that, once your familiar with proper positioning grabbing the top foot shouldn't be a problem!

The problem with teaching to grab the top foot is that most will not realize or remember, even when you tell them, to use the hamstring and bottom thigh to hold the pose. So often they rely only on pulling hard on the foot :/

If you make sure to push your hips forward and press the bottom thigh into the pole as you grab the foot of the hooked knee, you can open your hooked knee slightly and roll the pressure of the pole out of the knee socket and more into the back of the top thigh! but yes, definitely not for everyone to grab that top foot :)

You can also cross your feet like in a knee hold and make it no hand, less painful than grambing your leg ;)

Grabbing the hooked leg can put too much pressure on the knee, so I don't recommend it :)

That's the way I learned, Veena - by grabbing both the hooked leg and the free leg. I'll have to try it this way!

I don't know Linda. Tigger, most perform this by grabbing the hooked leg, I don't.

Oh it's different from the one i know...that mean a new move to learn :D

Is that the name of the comet??

Awesome - I'd been wondering how to do this but I didn't know what it was called! Thanks Veena! :)