Technique
- Step the feet apart, wider than shoulder width with the toes facing forward.
- Keeping the hands on the hips, exhale to fold forward from the hips and lower the head.
Form tips
- Try to move from the hips, feeling the rotation in the hip joint, and taking the feet wider or narrower as needed for balance and flexibility.
- Keep the legs engaged and the feet planted evenly from the toes to heels, and inside-outside edges.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Hip adductors
Secondary
- Legs
- Pelvis
Equipment
Appears in
Other disciplines
Progressions
Standing straddle plow
Novice
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