Technique
- Stand upright on one leg.
- Lift the other leg and grab the big toe with the same side hand keeping it in front of you ( Standing front leg toe hold)
- Pull your chest toward the elevated knee ( Standing front leg pull)
- Open the leg to the side ( Standing side leg toe hold)
- Return with the leg to the front and release the hand, keeping the leg straight in the air ( Front scale)
- Hold these positions before switching to the other side
Form tips
- Maintain a tall spine and square hips.
Logging: Each repetition involves working both sides.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Legs
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Hip adductors
Secondary
- Legs
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Flexor digitorum brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Flexor hallucis brevis
- Iliacus
- Rectus femoris
- Psoas major
Equipment
Appears in
Balance
Other disciplines
Joint movements
Regressions
Front scale
Novice
Standing front leg toe hold
Novice
Standing side leg toe hold
Novice
Standing front leg pull
Intermediate
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