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Technique

  1. Take one big step forward, lean back and touch your back ankle with the opposite hand.
  2. The back knee bends, but does not pivot (the knee should keep facing forward).
  3. Keep the front leg as straight as possible.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Pelvis
  • Quadriceps

Secondary

  • Hip adductors
Flexibility

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Quadriceps
  • Hip adductors
  • Iliacus
  • Rectus femoris
  • Psoas major

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Equipment

Ground (standing)
Ground (standing)

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Appears in

Flexibility
Joint movements
Hipextensionflexion
trains stretches

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Regressions

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Assisted diagonal stretch

Novice
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Back scale

Novice
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Warrior 3

Novice
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Bow stance

Beginner
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Warrior 1

Beginner
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Assisted back scale

Beginner
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