Demo & instructions
Cross-Body Mountain Climber
Also known as: Twisting Mountain Climber, Oblique Mountain Climber
Instructions
A mountain climber in which each knee drives across the body toward the opposite elbow. The twist brings the sides of the waist into a move that is otherwise all hip flexors.
- Movement
- Anti-extension
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 20 sec – 2 min
Setup
- 1Start in a straight-arm plank with the hands under the shoulders.
- 2Brace the trunk and keep the hips level with the shoulders.
Execution
- 1Drive one knee under the body toward the opposite elbow.
- 2Return it and drive the other knee across.
- 3Keep the hips low and the pace steady for the whole time.
Breathing
Exhale as each knee crosses; inhale as it returns.
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