I was also going to say iguana variation

The first side you did true grip 😉palm should be facing away from yourself in cup grip

IM DYINGGGGG "I'm not even sure what my question is" 😂😂😂 I tried a twisted teddy once and was like "nah I'm good" so my only question is "why" 😂

For me personally I was able to get it after I stopped running around the pole first. True grip is really just a pendulum swing side to side versus needing the centripetal force of like a twisted grip phoenix. I start on one side of the pole, then do 2 steps (outside foot, push off inside foot) to get me to the other side of the pole and think of swinging side to side like a pendulum. Full disclosure I didn't have bands when I was learning so not sure about the bands part I just did it without bands.

A couple of other things, if you can't deadlift and are relying on momentum to get up (me) you have to really commit to THROWING yourself on the first swing with the goal of getting your hips to where they should be in the Ayesha otherwise you'll have a hard time getting up as you always lose some momentum in the second swing. Last thing is it looks like your bottom arm is buckling and you have to push like your life depends on it because once that bottom arm bends you're coming down. I found I had better control in my bottom arm when I stopped running around the pole.

I'm sure Stephanie Tallant has other tips, these are just from looking at my own 26468283642884 failed video attempts as I was learning

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Stephanie Tallant okay that makes sense. I feel like where I was at is definitely not functional for any useful postition, which is why I actually started questioning it. I'll back off a bit in all the positions and see how it goes 🙃

Stephanie Tallant yes I felt it on the underside of my forearms

If you like twisted grip handspring then it sounds like you're a straight top arm person (like me) and I would experiment with widening your bracket and straightening your top arm wayyyyy more. Bending the arm that much requires a lot of bicep pull vs straightening incorporates more back similar to a twisted grip handspring. I'll post a video of my true grip handspring I did in class today to show you how straight I like my arm to be to make it more similar to a twisted grip.

Stephanie Tallant I did my homework. My question is should I be doing the exercises at my end range of motion or should I be intentionally stopping at some ideal area and strengthening there? I provided a picture for example, like these thingys my fingers are touching my forearms. Similarly when I put my wrists on the floor in all directions my wrists go back pretty far.