Intermediate exercise
Ring Straight-Arm Frog Stand
Technique
How to perform Ring Straight-Arm Frog Stand
- Set up rings to hang just above the floor shoulder-width apart.
- Then grip the rings firmly and keep them slightly turned out.
- Keep your elbows straight and position your knees on the backs of your upper arms just above the elbows.
- Shift your weight forward, engaging your core and looking slightly ahead of your hands to keep your neck neutral.
- Lift one foot off the floor, then the other, balancing your shins against your triceps while pressing the floor away with your palms.
- Keep your elbows straight and squeeze your core and glutes to hold the ring straight-arm frog stand, keeping your back rounded slightly.
- Hold for the recommended duration before lowering your feet back to the floor and resting briefly.
- Repeat for the prescribed repetitions.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Serratus Anterior, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.