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Also known as: Head bridge, Half bridge.

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Technique

  1. From a Bridge position, bend your arms to let your head drop between your arms, until the crown of your head lightly touches the ground.
  2. Then push back up into a full Bridge position, with your shoulders on top of your wrists, and repeat.

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Muscles

Strength

Secondary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Shoulders
  • Spine
  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings
  • Hip adductors
Flexibility

Primary

  • Abs
  • Obliques
  • Chest
  • Back

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Posterior deltoid
  • Spinalis thoracis
  • Longissimus thoracis
  • Iliocostalis
  • Gluteus maximus
  • Semitendinosus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Biceps femoris (long)

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Equipment

Ground (hands or body)
Ground (hands or body)

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Appears in

Joint movements
Trunkextension
Shoulderflexion backward
trains stretches

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Regressions

e02a

Bridge

Intermediate
e0s6

Wall bridge pushup

Novice
e0s7

Incline bridge

Intermediate
e0s9

Bridge raise

Intermediate
e02g

Elbow bridge

Intermediate
e0i3

Forearm bridge

Intermediate
e0sa

Head tap bridge

Advanced
e0sd

One-leg bridge

Intermediate
e0ys

Wall bridge raise

Intermediate
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