Seated Straddle Pulse
The Seated Straddle Pulse is an L-Sit progression. It engages transverse abdominis and activates hip flexors to create core compression. It is also a medial glute exercise, strengthening the straddle necessary for many gymnastic and calisthenic movements.
- Type Of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Hips, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only
Seated Straddle Pulse
- Begin in a seated straddle and ensure your torso is upright.
- Place your hands flat on the floor between your thighs and straighten your elbows.
- With your elbows and knees locked (quads engaged) see if you can lift your legs off the floor.
- If you can't, slide your hands back (toward your groin) until you can lift your heels with straight legs.
- You want to reach your hands as far toward your ankles as you can while still maintaining your ability to lift your heels.
- Once your ideal hand position is set, lift your legs as high as possible.
- Now perform small reps up and down, keeping your legs high, hands fixed, and torso in place.
- During the set do not allow your heels to touch the floor, nor your straddle to narrow.
- Keep your heels held up as high as you can while you perform subtle pulses.
- Exercise: Seated Straddle Lift
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Hips, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Shoulder Extension Static
- Type of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Shoulders, Biceps
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Equipment: Body Only
