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Also known as: World’s greatest stretch.

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Technique

  1. Start in a Plank position and bring one foot forward to the take the place the hand on the same side.
  2. Bring your free elbow down to the ground to a place between your foot and your hand ( Lunge elbow tap).
  3. Then extend that arm up and twist your body to open the chest ( Revolved side angle hand inside).
  4. Alternate between these two position a few times, then switch to the other side.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.

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Muscles

Strength

Secondary

  • Quadriceps
  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings
  • Pelvis
  • Hip adductors
Flexibility

Primary

  • Obliques
  • Spine
  • Pelvis
  • Quadriceps
  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings

Secondary

  • Neck
  • Hip adductors
  • Rectus femoris
  • Vastus medialis
  • Vastus intermedius
  • Vastus lateralis
  • 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

Other disciplines
Joint movements
Trunkrotation
Hipextensionflexion
trains stretches

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Regressions

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Kneeling thread the needle

Beginner
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Thread the needle pose

Beginner
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Revolved side angle hand inside

Novice
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Lunge elbow tap

Novice
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Revolved side angle pose

Intermediate
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Revolved side angle prayer hands

Novice
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Kneeling lunge lifts

Novice
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Wall lunge

Beginner
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Downward dog one-leg squat

Intermediate
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