After 7 months, I've finally unlocked the dragon flag on a vertical pole.
If you're wondering where the other 30 episodes of the Road to Dragon Flag series are, they don't exist. That's because I haven't uploaded a single one since week 2 LOL.
Why? Three reasons:
1. I'm old-school. I grew up before social media was 'a thing'. Vlogging every day/every training session doesn't come naturally to me. I'd much rather just focus on what's important - the training - and then post the results after I've achieved them.
2. I'm recovering from a shoulder injury. This makes my training so much more inconsistent than it should be. I can't train advanced skills when my shoulders are even slightly fatigued (like I used to be able to) otherwise I risk aggravating it. It's so annoying. But it is what it is.
3. I ended up focusing more on strengthening my front lever. It's a pretty safe calisthenics skill for my shoulder, so I decided to invest time into it and make it my bread-and-butter skill. I wanted to have at least one advanced calisthenics skill that felt good to hold, regardless of any shoulder complications.
Anyway, I'm VERY happy to have this skill back again.
I'll release a dragon flag tutorial in the coming months (once I improve my dragon flag hold times) because I've got loads of tips that'll help you. Like always, it'll be one of the best dragon flag tutorials on KZread - complete with dragon flag progressions, exercises and knowledge you won't find anywhere else.
In the meantime, you can learn how to dragon flag on the floor with this super helpful tutorial: • How to Dragon Flag (On...
Whether you're a calisthenics beginner, intermediate athlete or pro, I highly recommend that you learn the dragon flag. It's an absolutely incredible ab exercise and the strength gained from training it translates directly to the front lever. Plus, it's one of the coolest-looking calisthenics exercises of all time, and that's always a bonus.
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