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Ring Foundations Progression

8 levels · Push exercise

Own the rings: build a stable support, then open the shoulders through the inversion line that every ring skill is built on.

1

Ring Support Hold

Level 1

Straight-arm support on the rings with locked elbows and shoulders pushed down.

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2

Skin the Cat

Level 2

Roll backwards through the arms to an inverted hang behind the rings, then reverse.

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3

German Hang

Level 3

Hang below and behind the rings with the arms extended behind the back.

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4

Bird's Nest

Level 4

From a german hang, hook the feet in the rings and arch the body forward.

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5

Inverted Hang

Level 4

Hold the body inverted with straight arms and the rings beside the hips.

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6

Ring Dislocate

Level 5

Turn over between the hands, rotating the rings out as the shoulders pass through.

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7

Turned-Out Support Hold

Level 6

Support hold with the rings rotated out and the palms facing forward.

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8

Ring Shoulder Stand

Level 7

Balance vertically on the shoulders and hands above the rings.

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