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How to Condition and Strengthen for Break Dancing

Break dancing requires a tremendous amount of body strength and flexibility to execute its balanced poses, perform fluid transitions and step up to the next level with moves that drop jaws. A few simple exercises can help beginners improve strength and conditioning in a relatively short amount of time.

Instructions

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      Gain flexibility by stretching all parts of your body before a workout. Use foam rollers to release tension and activate muscles for your stretching warm up. Sit down on the ground with legs apart and reach towards the ground. Stretch your back, arms and neck, holding each stretch for roughly 30 seconds.

    • 2

      Use burpees and sprints to improve your aerobic conditioning. Work in high intensity intervals of 20 seconds or one minute. Keep your rests shorter than 30 seconds. Repeat the cycle three or four times rapidly to improve your break dancing conditioning each time you workout.

    • 3

      Create a complex of push ups, back bridges, sit ups, dips and air squats. Work each exercise to failure or set goals for the amount of reps you want. Move between the exercises quickly to work on your aerobic conditioning as you improve your strength.

    • 4

      Throw handstands and try to hold them for as long as possible in order to strengthen your shoulders. Once you've stabilized on handstands, which are critical in break dancing, try to walk three steps forward and three steps backwards on your hands. Then, attempt to lower yourself until your forehead touches the ground. Finally, kick up a handstand against a wall and do handstand push ups for excellent strength development.

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