Negative Straddle Body Lever
The Negative Straddle Body Lever is a Front Lever progression. It allows the athlete to build a solid body line they can hold throughout the lever movement. Using a straddle shortens the lever which reduces the load. The negative motion teaches an athlete proper muscle articulation for a lever.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Anchor
Negative Straddle Body Lever
- Lie on your back with your grip on a fixed object overhead–the bottom rung of stall bars or a braced partner’s ankles work well.
- Tuck your knees to assist with entering a candlestick position supported by your grip and shoulders, with legs extended upwards, glutes and core strongly contracted.
- Straddle your legs wide, lock your knees, continue to press your hips strongly forward, and slowly lower your body to the floor.
- As you lower, keep your body straight with posterior pelvic tilt (PPT). Do not allow your lower back to arch during the descent.
- Do not allow your hips to pike at anytime during the movement.
- Keep your arms comfortably bent.
- Take a full ten seconds to descend and aim to touch down one vertebrae at a time.
- Tuck back up to the starting candlestick position and repeat for reps.
- Exercise: Hollow Body Rock
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Negative Single Leg Body Lever
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
