Thread by @StewartalsopIII

A new #stablethread on what I have learned about the principles of movement from riding skateboards all around the world.

To see the big kahuna thread of movement from which these insights are derived check this one out.

https://twitter.com/StewartalsopIII/status/1230171410183544832

Skateboarding primarily trains balance, particularly balance under high stress of falling down at high speeds. Its not like a bicycle where you feel more secure. Riding a penny board means balance must be impeccable. I didn't start when I was young, I actually started at age 27.

Today I learned that skateboarding is preparation for single legs squats and single-leg squats can help with balance and strength on the skateboard. The stabilization required to remain balanced while moving is high. Notice in this video that I'm doing a mini one-legged squat.

But as with everything, one can overtrain as @daemonhugger here beat to my next point. One can rely on one's dominant foot too much when skateboarding and end up with imbalances like I did for years and only started unwinding (I had to stop for some time)

https://twitter.com/daemonhugger/status/1321212944072339458?s=20

I hurt myself when losing the skateboard from underneath me and almost went into the splits. This caused some sort of contraction in the pelvic floor while trying to stabilize which radiated up into the back. I had to stop for some time and go to basics

https://twitter.com/StewartalsopIII/status/1321213470004678659?s=20

Tomorrow I will try to take videos of the four different foot positions I have found and why its important to train all of them while skating so as not to overdevelop one leg over the other. With hands its ok to have a dominant one, but we are bipedal so balanced legs important.