I thought I'd give a little advice for the few of us who actually do these so that you can know how to do these a little better by holding them longer and extending both legs.
You have the beginner hollow back, where you tuck one leg in, and both knees are bent and your legs pretty much hang and you're suspending yourself by strength and resistance of your arms holding you up at the shoulders.
Your shoulders not being able to bend back and around is the cause of being able to do a hollow back in most cases. But to progress, all around strength is the most required of being able to do a good form hollow back.
Your shoulders and triceps are where your balance begins. If you can do a handstand, your triceps are generally strong enough, but your shoulders have to be incredibly powerful. Like I said, it helps a lot if you can do handstand push ups, and a hollow back handstand. Not the kind you see in the picture, but like a regular handstand, just with your back arched and you leaning backwards. It's important you be able to lean backwards on your hands, not forward to where your wrists are coming to a sharper and sharper angle, but to the point of where the angle in them is easing up and they're straightening out more than when you're in a regular handstand.
Now being able to lean backwards with both legs out, so much as being able to do it without much of knee bend, your mid and lower back have to be incredibly strong. You can perfect this with head hollows easily, but in the real hollow back, your strength and energy are going into your shoulders, triceps, upper back, lower back, mid back, abdominals, and everything else much more since you don't have your neck which is very stable to support you in this.
The only thing I can really say to get a stronger back for this, is that you just need to practice. Do neck bridges, those help, and a good stretch and exercise is to do bridges, but push back onto your hands as far as possible to where you have less weight put onto your feet. Lean as far as possible without falling backwards, get to your maximum point, and hold it as long as you can. Push yourself further each day and your back will become stronger and stronger.
Also, another way to get into these and practice them is to go into an inverted hollow back, and then just ease your legs out. It's hard to hold it, but you will be in the position and a place that you can hold it.
And remember, to get good at something, you have to practice all of the time. Set up a program for practicing and keep trying until you get it.
Good luck.
Your shoulders not being able to bend back and around is the cause of being able to do a hollow back in most cases. But to progress, all around strength is the most required of being able to do a good form hollow back.
Your shoulders and triceps are where your balance begins. If you can do a handstand, your triceps are generally strong enough, but your shoulders have to be incredibly powerful. Like I said, it helps a lot if you can do handstand push ups, and a hollow back handstand. Not the kind you see in the picture, but like a regular handstand, just with your back arched and you leaning backwards. It's important you be able to lean backwards on your hands, not forward to where your wrists are coming to a sharper and sharper angle, but to the point of where the angle in them is easing up and they're straightening out more than when you're in a regular handstand.
Now being able to lean backwards with both legs out, so much as being able to do it without much of knee bend, your mid and lower back have to be incredibly strong. You can perfect this with head hollows easily, but in the real hollow back, your strength and energy are going into your shoulders, triceps, upper back, lower back, mid back, abdominals, and everything else much more since you don't have your neck which is very stable to support you in this.
The only thing I can really say to get a stronger back for this, is that you just need to practice. Do neck bridges, those help, and a good stretch and exercise is to do bridges, but push back onto your hands as far as possible to where you have less weight put onto your feet. Lean as far as possible without falling backwards, get to your maximum point, and hold it as long as you can. Push yourself further each day and your back will become stronger and stronger.
Also, another way to get into these and practice them is to go into an inverted hollow back, and then just ease your legs out. It's hard to hold it, but you will be in the position and a place that you can hold it.
And remember, to get good at something, you have to practice all of the time. Set up a program for practicing and keep trying until you get it.
Good luck.
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