Legs in the Crow Stand

[froggy]

I have a problem on crow stands. My arms and hands feel plenty strong but I can't keep my legs from slipping off from 30-45 seconds. Is there a trick to it?

[Philip Chubb]

The trick is to rest your knees LIGHTLY on your arms. Not completely. You should feel as if you are trying to press your hips into a bent arm press handstand. Once they are light, you can hold the position forever.

[Karri Kytömaa]

To expand a bit on Alex's reply, you are at the moment basically slouching over your hands in a position where you need to use very little muscle at all. All you really need to do is use the wrist to keep the balance. Sure your arms and shoulders get light isometric workout but it's really easy with so little tension.

Now to kick it up a notch, just start with compressing your abs while in the position. Then try to hollow your midsection a bit and lift your hips. Even though your shoulders and arms are still doing pretty much the same, you will feel the position much more heavily since the total tension goes up tremendously.

I essentially had the same problem earlier (and still to some extent) and trying to hold adv. frog stand really taught what I needed to do with my body.

One thing I found useful is to use some chalk on your arms and knees when training adv. frog stand. It lets your work on the upper body more while your legs won't drop too easily. For normal frog stand I think it beats the purpose. (Unless you just want to work the wrist balance)

[Aaron Griffin]

Wear long sleeves until you get stronger

[froggy]

This definitely works and I love the deadlift-like feel in the back. Even an "imaginary" handstand press really helps the hold stay longer. Thanks!

[Eric Heiden]

I had this problem as well - leaning further forward (and therefore straightening my elbows more) helped me, as well as simply being aware of how heavy my legs feel on my arms and trying to lift them throughout the hold.

[Nic Branson]

Lean.....not press and hold, lean.....