Russian Lean
Russian Lean
Prerequisites:
Ball Leg Curl
Target Muscles:
Body Position:
Person A knees on the floor in upright position, keeping legs close together at all times. Person B keeps lower legs of person A on the floor throughout entire motion. Person A slowly leans forward, back remains straight, until lean can not longer maintained and upper body falls towards the ground. Person A uses arms to absorb the fall and pushes upper body back into starting position.
Common Errors:
Instead of controlled forward lean, upper body rapidly moves towards the floor.
Hips flex on the return.
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