Modifying Movement with ‘Proximity’ (concept) §

Source: GMB Workshop- Modfiying Movement for Strength Flexibility or Control

• One way to get this idea immediately is to think that “tighter is lighter”
  • The closer things are to your center of gravity, the easier it is to lift
• Examples:
  • Elbows in
  • Squeeze your body
• If you combine this with a solid base
  • see Modifying Movement with ‘Base’ (concept)
  • Then it’s easier to transition
    • Solid base + tight proximity = easy transition
• changing the proximity can change the difficulty