F 38 Forearm Peak EN

From a kneeling position with the hands onto the ground, lower the forearms down to the ground and allow for the forearms to become parallel to each other, about shoulders width apart.

Again, turning the fingers away from each other to try to create that imaginary line that extends from the forearms through the index finger and thumb forward.

Really spread the fingers here so that you have quite a wide foundation in which to stay stay stable and don’t let the elbows move away from each other.

From here we’re going to come up to the tiptoes and lift the pelvis and the head off the ground into the air.

And we’re going to be pressing the chest back towards the thighs.

Now we’re trying to keep the heels slightly lifted here for the time being just to gauge how much we can create that even line from the tricep or the top of the arms right through the back into the sit bones.

You want there to be a very straight line in the back there.

Of course, if your hamstrings feel a little bit less flexible, you want to try to bend the knees a little bit here to compensate so that you can keep more of the shape of the sit bones moving upward and the straight line in the spine and the arms.

Of course, if you feel that you have enough flexibility in the hamstrings, you can slowly lower the heels to the floor and straighten the legs as you continue to press the chest back.

But it’s very important that if you feel the hamstrings become overly tight or too much stress into the stretch that you bend and lift the heels to compensate.

The most important thing here that we’re trying to engage is that the forearms press actively down and forward as the shoulders draw back down to the hips.

And again, the armpits slightly cup towards each other as you move the chest back towards the thighs.

This creates a very dynamic series of contractions which stabilizes the shoulders and allows for you to improve the strength in the upper body.

To release now, bend your knees slowly down to the floor and relax.