Intermediate exercise

Humble Warrior

Also called Baddha Virabhadrasana

  • Flexibility
  • Stability
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Humble Warrior

  1. Begin in Warrior I with the back heel grounded and the front knee bent.
  2. Clasp your hands behind the back or hold a strap between them.
  3. Hinge forward inside the front thigh, allowing the arms to lift only within comfortable shoulder range.
  4. Keep the front knee stable, then lower the arms and return the torso upright before changing sides.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid0.8Mobility Target
Iliacus0.5Mobility Target
Psoas Major0.5Mobility Target
Rectus Femoris0.5Stabilizer
Vastus Lateralis0.5Stabilizer
Vastus Medialis0.5Stabilizer