Technique
- Start from a inverted hang from a Pullup bar or Rings
- Bend the knees and open the legs in a straddle position
- Lower yourself with arms straight until your body is parallel to the floor and hold for time.
Form tips
- Ensure your torso remains horizontal and does not sag at the hips.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Rotator cuff
- Back
- Shoulders
- Triceps
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
Secondary
- Forearms
- Abs
- Obliques
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Teres minor
- Teres major
- Posterior deltoid
- Middle trapezius
- Latissimus dorsi
- Rhomboid major
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Lower trapezius
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
- Serratus anterior
- Pectoralis minor
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
Progressions
Straddle front lever
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