Technique
- Start in a lunge and slide your front foot forward and your back foot backward.
- Lower your hips toward the ground until both legs are fully extended in opposite directions.
- Hold the position while breathing deeply.
Form tips
- Keep your hips square to the front; do not let them rotate to the side.
- Maintain an upright torso.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Legs
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
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Regressions
Partial front split
Intermediate
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