Are you a gymnastic skill seeker who struggles to maintain the hollow body shape in movements like push-ups, chin-ups, handstands, back and front levers?

We often hear coaches telling their clients to "contract your core", "brace your abdominals", or "get tight."

What do these cues actually mean?

Do we breathe in?

Do we breathe out?

Do we crush walnuts between out but cheeks?

How do we increase our midline tension and stop our lower back arching in gymnastic movements that require a tight hollow body shape?

The most critical movement its………