Front limber

A '''front limber''' is a gymnastics skill where the gymnast performs a handstand, carries the momentum forward, landing in a bridge, and then pulls their upper body upwards, ending in a standing position.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Gymnastics: Selected Coaching Articles Officiating Techniques |date=May 1989 |publisher=American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance |isbn=0883144018 |editor-last=Niccollai |editor-first=René |location=Virginia |pages=39 |language=en|url=https://archive.org/details/gymnasticsselect0000unse}}</ref> It is related to a front walkover, but it is a variant as both legs are carried forward at once whereas each leg is taken over separately in a walkover.

This is how it is done correctly:

#Kick up into handstand, and hold it momentarily. #Push shoulders 'out' and arch the back, with feet together and toes pointed. #Bend knees until feet land on the floor. #Immediately push the hips forward and push off the hands to stand up ending with arms overhead.

Tips: Look at hands throughout #Land with feet about a foot apart #Stretch back before doing a front limber #If doing for the first time, do on to a raised surface (sofa, mat) as the back does not have to arch as much.

==Similar gymnastic skills== *Back limber *Front walkover, Back walkover *Front or back handsprings

==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.gymnasticsrevolution.com/GymInteractive-Floor-Frontlimber.htm Animation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526081627/http://www.gymnasticsrevolution.com/GymInteractive-Floor-Frontlimber.htm |date=2006-05-26 }}

Category:Gymnastics elements