Sliding Cobra
rating: | Ø 3.92 through 12 votes |
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required: | Towel |
level: | Normal |
type: | Strength |
Variations available (8) |
General and Specifics
- if you have issues with your back, leave out this exercise
Starting Position
- place a folded towel on the floor
- lay in front of it with stretched out arms and position the hands about shoulder width apart on it
- your body completely lies on the floor
Correct Execution
- put pressure on the towel and slide to the middle of the body
- bend your elbows while sliding
- your chest erects and points forward now
- your back is arched
- always hold the head in extension to the spine
- the hip has contact to the ground the whole time, the motion only happens in the upper body area
- afterwards, slide back to where you started
- do several reps
tip for the workout
- you can also do it with one arm only, if the exercise is too easy for you