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
- 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.
- Exercise: Bent Arm Straddle Planche
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals, Glutes
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Half Straddle Planche Single Leg Extension
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals, Glutes
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Equipment: Body Only
