Exercises / Beginner
Assisted skin the cat hold on parallel bars
- Abs
- Hamstrings
- Anterior Deltoid
- Lats
- Upper Chest
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- Level
- Beginner
- Muscles
- 5
- Equipment
- Parallettes
01 / Steps
How to do it
On parallel bars, get underneath and raise one leg up to rest it on the parallel bar in front of you.
Use it as a push to rotate your entire body and pass your legs through your hands.
Right at that moment, pause for 3 seconds before continuing to rotate until you make a full turn.
Return to the starting position to complete one repetition.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Abs
Hamstrings
Anterior Deltoid
Lats
Upper Chest
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength5
- Explosivity0
- Technique15
- Cardio0
- Mobility30
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