Half Straddle Planche
The Half Straddle Planche is a straddle planche progression that removes load by cutting the extension of the body short. This progression is appropriate when the athlete is very close to a full planche. It requires glute mobility as well as a solid shoulder girdle.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals, Glutes
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only
Half Straddle Planche
![Half Straddle Planche 1 Half Straddle Planche Beginning](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Half-Straddle-Planche-1.jpg)
![Half Straddle Planche 2 Half Straddle Planche End](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Half-Straddle-Planche-2.jpg)
![Half Straddle Planche 3 Half Straddle Planche](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Half-Straddle-Planche.jpg)
- Begin kneeling on all fours with your hands rotated outward approximately 45-degrees.
- With locked elbows and protracted and depressed shoulders, begin to lean forward.
- As you lean, allow your feet to lift off the ground and your legs to come apart.
- Continue angling forward until your hips reach shoulder height.
- Now open your hips, keep your knees bent to 90-degrees, and straddle as wide as you can.
- Keep a stable planche, maintain the half straddle position, and hold for time.
- Be sure your shoulder blades remain strongly depressed and protracted to maximize your leverage.
- To keep your hips open you must maintain a significant forward lean.
![Half Straddle Planche 4 Bent Arm Straddle Planche](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sPL_SE5_iM_-_2.jpg)
- Exercise: Bent Arm Straddle Planche
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals, Glutes
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only
![Half Straddle Planche 5 Half Straddle Planche Single Leg Extension](https://www.gymnasticbodies.com//gymfit/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sPL_SE8_-_2.jpg)
- Exercise: Half Straddle Planche Single Leg Extension
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals, Glutes
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Equipment: Body Only