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Technique

  1. Start in a Rings handstand position.
  2. Bend your arms to bring your body down.
  3. As you go down, the upper part of your torso will naturally go in front of your hands, and your legs will go behind your hands.
  4. At the bottom position, your whole body will be at a slight angle leaning forward.
  5. Push back up to the Rings handstand position, where your whole body is aligned vertically.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Shoulders
  • Triceps

Secondary

  • Chest
  • Forearms
  • Neck
  • Biceps
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Middle deltoid
  • Triceps brachii (long head)
  • Triceps brachii (medial head)
  • Triceps brachii (lateral head)
  • Posterior deltoid
  • Upper trapezius
  • Levator scapulae
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)

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Equipment

Rings
Rings

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Appears in

Joint movements
Elbowextension
Shoulderflexion upwardflexion backward
trains stretches

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Regressions

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