Beginner exercise
Locust Pose
Also called Salabhasana
Technique
How to perform Locust Pose
- Lie on your belly with the legs long and the arms alongside your body, palms facing in or down.
- Reach the chest forward and lift it a small distance as you raise the straight legs and reach the arms backward.
- Keep the neck in line with the upper back and use a modest lift that allows steady breathing.
- Lower the chest, arms, and legs slowly. The arms stay alongside you throughout this version.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.