Instructions
Preparation
- Attach ankle cuff to low pulley. With cuff on one ankle, grasp ballet bar with both hands and step far back with other foot. Elbows remain straight to support body leaning forward. Attached foot is stretched off floor.
Execution
- Pull cable attachment by flexing knee while flexing hip slightly until knee is fully flexed. Return by straightening knee and lowering knee slightly to original position. Repeat. Continue with opposite leg.
Comments
- Raise knee very slightly as knee is flexing and return as weight is lowered. Keep hip from sagging or from being pulled forward.
Classification
| Utility: | Basic or Auxiliary |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Pull |