Hiii babe! good question - whenever I say "activate", I mean "engage" or "contract" or "squeeze"... does that make sense? For example, I say this a lot when training splits. Right front split example.. "activate" or "contract" the right quad and left glute.

Now for BOP - when we enter it directly from this twist, sometimes it's difficult to get the pole in the "right" spot on the inside leg. which is why I like to teach this slowwww and very focused way of getting the inside leg into position. I describe it in detail around minute 1:00 (https://youtu.be/rkFBhLNTYOc). 

Your twist is very good though!! I can tell you're working hard to keep the ear glued to the pole which is super important, so good job!

Omg yayyyyyy!! Your smile in this too, I love it so much!! 🤩🎉❤️🥳

Vanessa had some great advice!! You can also try practicing some with the red band, which will give you just a little support, so you can focus on trying really hard to keep the arms bent and active (biceps and lats)

Thank you Vanessa!!

I am so proud of youuuuu!! 🥳🎉🤩

Love this Ely!! So happy you shared it here! It sure was a blast! And so fun and funny too!! That floor doubles pose still has me cracking up 😂😂😂

So happy you posted this here, it’s good to see youuuu! ☺️ Thank you Espi! I’m continuing to send you all the speedy recovery vibes 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Susan Papp Mlodzienski yes I do notice it sliding quite a bit before you regrip for the split.. do you know if your trap slips like that in a regular shoulder mount hold?

Hiii Espi!! So happy you did!! I was thinking about you earlier this week - have missed seeing your posts! How’s your shoulder doing? ❤️

I can’t wait for you to try either! 🤩 let me know how it goes! ☺️❤️