Inverted Straddle Extension
The Inverted Straddle Extension is an advanced stretch that will lengthen the posterior chain and stretch the groin muscles in conjunction with straddle press handstand progressions. As at athlete gets stronger, stretching is even more imperative to healthy, dynamic movement. This stretch in particular will assist through the shoulders and spine, as well as the lower body.
- Type Of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Hips, Hamstrings
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Stall Bars
Inverted Straddle Extension
- Stand with your back to stall bars or a similar apparatus, straddle your feet wide, and place both on the bottom rung.
- Grab a bar between your legs at about mid-thigh height, palms forward, and weight your arms.
- With locked elbows and knees, grip tight and slowly fold forward into a straddle stretch while simultaneously allowing your hips to drop down.
- As you sink down into the inverted straddle stretch, keep your back as straight as possible.
- Hold your best position and then gently bend your knees.
- Straighten them again, staying as low as possible in the inverted straddle, and repeat this subtle knee bend for reps.
- Exercise: Vertical Press to Ankles
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Plyometric Box, Slider
- Exercise: Inverted Pike Extension
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Hamstrings, Calves
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Stall Bars
