Been having some problems with the frog stand

[Rampage]

I've just started to begin to do the frog stand, but I've been having some problems with it; first, I think I feel too much pression/sort-of pain in my knees, because they are the ones who basically sustain me there, and second, I also recorded myself trying it, and I can't seem to put my back straight like the kid in the pictures, instead it's too arched, and I either bend my arms too much, or go forwards too much, so I'm pretty close to the ground.

Any pointers with this? Thanks in advance.

[Blairbob]

Knees? :!: :?: :shock:

You mean ELBOWS, right?

[Rampage]

Knees? :!: :?: :shock:

You mean ELBOWS, right?

Well, it's actually both, but I feel it more on my knees, because I squeeze more with them.

[Marcelo Lara]

...do you had already any kind of physical preparation? You should try to strenghten your joints. Why I told you this? Because I had knee pains the first months of my parkour training, and, doing squats, the pain left me

[rauelvick]

Personally i feel the frog stand is more of a balance kind of thing rather than being demanding in the strength department. Especially for people who just started, the balance factor is something that needs to be overcome. Personally i also needed a few weeks to get the balance right before i progressed to the advanced frog stand.

[Blairbob]

I've seen some strength gains with the frog stand for some of my beginners. Bare in mind, these kids were pretty weak to begin with.