Side Hanging cobra - Movement


Difficulty	Novice
Velocity	Static
Symmetry	Unilateral
Athlete	Louis
Video length	28 s

Technique

Set your rings somewhere around chest height (lower=more intense stretch).
Hang from the rings with your legs extended to the back and the toes pointed.
Relax into this position, taking deep breaths and letting your shoulders open.
Once your are comfortable in this position of Hanging cobra, slowly rotate to one side to intensity the stretch on the side of your body.
Work on both sides.

Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.

Muscles

Flexibility

Primary

Chest
Back
Obliques
Pelvis
Spine

Secondary

Shoulders
Biceps
Triceps
Rotator cuff
Neck
Abs

Equipment

Rings

Appears in

Flexibility

Cool-down stretches Flexibility foundation Flexible shoulders Flexible spine

Joint movements

Trunklateral flexion

Shoulderabduction flexion backward

trains stretches

Regressions

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Hanging cobra

Novice

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