Inverted Side Lever Block
Inverted Side Lever Block uses shoulder girdle strength as well as advanced core strength. From this hold, the athlete will work on extending outward for side levers. To hold this exercise successfully, the athlete needs to be able to hold themselves up with one arm while using the other arm to stabilize the torso out away from the stall bars.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Lats
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Equipment: Stall Bars
Inverted Side Lever Block
- Begin facing a set of stall bars and place your right hand on a rung above head height (palm down).
- With your left hand, a rung below hip height directly underneath (in line with) your right hand, palm up.
- Adjust your hands so they are centered in the middle of your body.
- Ensure that your arms make approximately a 120-degree angle.
- Some experimentation with your side lever hand position may be necessary to find the most comfortable position for your proportions.
- Now either kick your legs up overhead or walk your feet up the stall bars to invert your body.
- As you invert, straight your elbows and knees. With your body facing the stall bars, assume a hollow position with posterior pelvic tilt.
- Keep your legs just in front of the stall bars and push strongly through your left arm (depress) to maintain position.
- Hold for time before switching sides.
- Exercise: Side Lever Block Press
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Lats
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Stall Bars
- Exercise: Straddle Side Lever Pull
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Lats
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Equipment: Stall Bars
