Straight Arm Frog Stand - a body weight exercise demo from ZodBod.com

[ernestosarabia]

very instructional!!!

thanks for sharing.

Luis sarabia

[slizzardman]

You've missed a few key points. The reason this position is important is for biceps tendon conditioning. The straight arm causes huge forces to act on the biceps tendon. Over time it gets stronger. Never hold your max, always work sub-maximally to protect the biceps tendon.

It is ok if you can't straighten your elbows all the way at first, just work your way to it!

It is vital to do this on the floor and not on DB or bars. You miss out on great hand and wrist conditioning that you need later.

[slizzardman]

Hand position is up to the individual. The further back the fingers point, the harder the exercise gets, because you lose the cantilever action of the hand and fingers when they are to the sides or forward.

This puts more pressure on the biceps tendon and should be worked into slowly.

This will slow down progressions from position to position initially but will provide great biceps tendon conditioning for beginning Iron Cross work a few years down the line.

Also, credit Coach Sommer!

[slizzardman]

Good video, by the way!

[delfindakila]

To make me enjoyed with your videos, DO HANDSTAND.

[GoodLookinBoiy]

wat are those black things he is holding?

[FlyinAsian]

They are push up handles, you can use a pair of dumbells too (hex ones)