Inverted Straddle Pull
The Inverted Straddle Pull is an advanced mobility drill for shoulders and for the posterior chain. It is used in conjunction with straddle press handstand progressions. As at athlete gets stronger, mobility work is even more imperative to healthy, dynamic movement.
- Type Of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Hips, Hamstrings
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Stall Bars
Inverted Straddle Pull
- 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.
- Once you’ve reached your end range, pull back up to the start position.
- Keep your arms and legs straight and repeat for reps.
- Take the stretch deeper by reducing the space between your hands and feet.
- Close the space between your upper and lower body and aim to eventually get your legs parallel with the floor.
- Exercise: Vertical Press to Knees
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Plyometric Box, Slider
- Exercise: Inverted Pike Extension
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Hamstrings, Calves
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Stall Bars
