Fig. 11
Fig. 12
This exercise really consists of balancing, and in your first attempts you will find a tendency to roll over backwards directly the leg reaches the level of the bar. Should you do so, however, you can quickly recover your position by the method described in ‘[getting on to the bar].’
Fig. 13
Fig. 14
There is another way of getting into the sitting position. Hang on as in [Fig. 2], and doubling up, pass the legs through the arms ([Fig. 14]), straighten the body, as in [Fig. 15], and draw yourself up until the posterior is a little above the bar. You will then, with a slight bend of the body, roll over into position. You must keep the head well back, and pull hard with the arms.
