Technique
- Balance on your buttocks on the ground.
- Reach between your legs with your arms and grab the outside of each foot with each hand.
- Extend one leg up to the side (about 45 degrees with the ground) until it is fully straight.
- Hold that position for time.
- Go back to the starting position and repeat with the other leg.
Form tips
- Keep your back straight.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Legs
- Pelvis
Equipment
Appears in
Balance
Progressions
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