Skills Beginner
Rank #82 of 100
Frog Stand
A tighter cousin of the crow pose used to build the straight-arm scapular strength needed for the planche.
- Equipment
- None
- Focus
- Gravity-defying static holds and balance feats.
Muscles worked
- Shoulders
- Wrists
- Core
How to do it well
- 1 Keep the arms straight, unlike the crow.
- 2 Protract the shoulder blades fully.
- 3 Lean forward until the feet float up.
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Front Delts Chest Core