Beginner exercise

Pyramid Pose

Also called Parsvottanasana

  • Flexibility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Pyramid Pose

  1. Stand in a short staggered stance with both feet grounded and your pelvis facing the front foot.
  2. Keep a small bend in the front knee as you hinge forward over that leg.
  3. Rest your hands on stable blocks or on your shins without pressing on the knee, and lengthen your torso forward.
  4. Hold at a mild stretch behind the front thigh, then rise and change sides.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Biceps Femoris1.0Mobility Target
Semimembranosus1.0Mobility Target
Semitendinosus1.0Mobility Target
Gastrocnemius0.4Mobility Target