Sentences with phrase «bent legs above»

Be sure to keep the bent leg above or below your knee, to not place extra and unnecessary weight on the joint, and to stay active in the standing leg to ease balance.

Not exact matches

Still facing forward, lunge your right leg out to the side and bend the left while you also bring your left arm straight out from your side so it's parallel to the floor (pictured above, right).

When your legs are straight with the feet resting on the wall, slowly bend the elbows and start dipping down until your head is a few inches above the ground, then push back up.

Lie on your back with your arms alongside your body, palms down, one leg bent on the floor and the other leg extended forward above floor.

Straighten and firm the left leg and keep the right leg bent as you lift the left leg up until the foot is slightly above the pelvis.

As stated above this is a very difficult exercise and what adds to the difficulty is there are not many options for methods of progression, however, the technique I used was to bend my legs at the knees and therefore considerably reduce the leverage offered by the legs.

Bring your arms straight up as you rise into a squat with your right leg bent at a 90 ° angle for Warrior I. Stack the joints by bringing the knee directly above the ankle.

Keeping your back straight and holding your abs tight take a large step forward and bend both your knees until your leading leg is parallel to the floor and your knee is above your ankle.

Place your knees about one foot apart and stack your hips directly above the knees to create a 90 degree bend of the legs.

From the pose as described above, exhale and lean your torso into a forward bend, pressing the forearms against the top - leg thigh.

Keep your legs bent at a 90º angle with your knees directly above your ankles.

From the position described in step 4 above, lean the torso into a forward bend over the front leg and take hold of the foot with your hands.

Bring your left leg up to above your hips, knee bent, and twist it over to the right side of your body.

Step out with your lead leg, bend your knees and lower your hips, keep your torso erect with your shoulder directly above the hips.

Don't be mad, you know what we're talking about... when lat pull - downs look more like some tricep push downs... bent over rows look like deadlifts... kicking your legs up to get above the bar when doing pull - ups... etc..

Establish balance by bending slightly in the left leg as you slowly raise your arms upwards and above your head.

Feet to feet, raise your legs without bending the knees, approximately 6 inches above the ground and hold for 5 - 15 seconds and then lower them down to the ground.

With the balancing leg slightly bent and a flat back, bend forward at your waist until the dumbbell or kettlebell is just above floor (like this).

Avoid Wearing Unfamiliar (untested) gear (at least for a major workout): those leggings may look modest when looking into your mirror at home, but it could quickly become X-rated as soon as you bend over to do deadlifts or as you become sweatier throughout the workout, not to mention unknown chafing areas (see point 1 above).

Because our legs bend and straighten, except for the quite athletic, the muscle above the knee sags when standing.

Break Types When the fabric of your pant leg is longer than your physical leg, pants fold or bend above the cuff.

I tried to do 5 minutes of the heart opening pose (that I did above), and had to keep alternating my legs bent or straight, because my back was so tense.

and, above all, the seat was at the and of the aisle and before a bend: the passengers and also the crew stepped on my feet and legs all the time.