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Also known as: Standing pike stretch with straight back.

Technique

  1. Stand with your legs together.
  2. Hinge at the hips while keeping your back fully straight.

Muscles

Flexibility

Primary

  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings

Secondary

  • Hip adductors
  • Legs
  • Pelvis

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
trains stretches

Progressions

e0b1

Standing pike on ankles

Beginner
e0un

Knee-support half forward bend

Beginner
e0uo

Shin-support half forward bend

Novice
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Standing half forward bend

Novice
e0pb

Standing pike toe pull

Novice
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Standing straddle stretch with straight back

Beginner
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