Dragon Flag Negatives

The dragon flag done as slow negatives only; the way in before the full version.

Dragon Flag Negatives, illustrated

How to do it

Setup

On the bench, hands behind the head, kick up to the straight-line top.

Steps

  1. Lower the rigid line as SLOWLY as possible.
  2. Keep the body straight all the way down.
  3. Reset to the top and repeat; few reps, all slow.

Common mistakes

Racing the bottom half: that is where the exercise lives; slowest there. Folding at the hips: a shorter straight line beats a long broken one. Chasing reps: three honest negatives beat ten collapses.

Breathing

Steady exhale through the descent.