Analysis of Activities in Which The Body Rotates While Supported Mostly used in this text as gymnastics, but applies to all movements Same principle as before apply Conservation of Angular Momentum Influenced by Mass, Rotational Inertia, and Angular Velocity External forces cause changes in Momentum Except: Body doesn't rotate around CG, but around base of support/point of suspension Weight now is a factor, acting through the CG Reaction forces exist, opposing the weight at the base of support/point of suspension From Chapter 8: When body weight is within support, is in equilibrium When weight falls out, body will rotate (weight -external- exerts a torque) Present Overheads Handstand Walkout - Balanced in handstand - equilibrium Internal forces cause CG to leave base of support Weight causes torque (F*d) body rotates downward Creates angular momentum (mass, radius of gy, angular velocity) Hands leave ground, CG lowers, increasing Ang. Momentum Foot is placed on floor, Angular momentum causes torque Overcomes gravity and raises the CG (rotating the body) Horizontal Bar Swing Balanced at top, move CG out of base of support (bar) Gravity pull CG down, increasing Ang. Momentum (friction hinders) On upward, angular momentum decreases due to gravity (fraction again) To maintain angular velocity, must decrease rotational inertia Cannot change mass, instead decrease radius of gyration Body completes circle