Technique
- Lie on the ground face up, with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
- Cross one ankle on the opposite thigh near the knee.
- Grab the supporting knee to draw it towards the chest.
- You should feel the stretch in the buttock of the crossed leg.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Pelvis
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Joint movements
trains stretches
Progressions
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Beginner
Pigeon squat
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Supported half lotus
Beginner
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