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Frog Stand

The Frog Stand is a straddle planche progression that prepares the wrists and helps an athlete articulate shoulder protraction.

  • Type Of Exercise: Strength
  • Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Triceps
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Equipment: Body Only

Frog Stand

  1. Begin kneeling on all fours with your hands rotated outward approximately 45-degrees.
  2. Keep your elbows slightly bent, place your knees on your triceps and lean forward.
  3. As you lean, allow your feet to come off the ground.
  4. Find your balance and keep your shoulder blades strongly depressed and protracted as you hold for time.
  • Exercise: Elevated Planche Lean Bounce
  • Type of Exercise: Strength
  • Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Equipment: Body Only
  • Exercise: Bent Arm Half Straddle Planche
  • Type of Exercise: Strength
  • Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals, Glutes
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Equipment: Body Only