Originally Posted by
HIGA MONSTER
Young & Hungry,
Tires are tricky. You can have a thick tire with good treads to grab on, but then you go to a contest with a skinnier radial tire with nothing to grab on to.
There are 2 important things I tell guys that flip tire:
DON'T BICEP CURL IT.
DON'T DEADLIFT IT & LET IT REST ON YOUR KNEE/LEG.
Sounds like the pick off the ground isn't a problem....I think you need to focus on your transition or "second pull".
Think of how the Olympic Weightlifters speed up their "second pull" when the bar goes past their knee. That explosion helps them get under the bar, with the least amount of effort. Meaning, they are using less energy by firing their traps/shoulders to get under the bar.
If you can picture yourself as a football lineman in a 4 point stance, they "fire" off the line as quick as they can.
You need to "fire" that tire off the ground as explosively as possible, so that you can transition your hands to flip it over.
You don't want it to rest on your leg. That takes too much energy out of you, and when you got to flip it for say, 10 flips, you will tire fast and possibly not finish.
Work on Hang Cleans, Hang Snatches, and Front Squats. These will help bro!
Also, make sure you lean your chest into the tire. Explode forward, not deadlift the tire straight up.
I sure would love to see your tire flip video...maybe, we can break it down for you even more.
Hope this helps brah!
HIGA.