Static hold

Frog Stretch

Animated demonstration of the Frog Stretch

Muscles worked

Front and back body map of the muscles worked by the Frog Stretch

Main muscles

  • Adductor Brevis
  • Adductor Longus
  • Adductor Magnus

Also working

  • Gracilis
  • Pectineus

What it is

On hands and knees, you slide the knees wide apart and sink the hips back. It gives a deep stretch to the adductors. Keep the ankles in line with the knees.

Technique tips

  • Knees wide, ankles in line with the knees
  • Rest on the forearms
  • Sink the hips back slowly
  • Breathe and relax

How to track your progress

Log the hold time of each set. Straddly keeps your best hold for this exercise and tells you when you beat it, so a two-second gain does not go unnoticed.

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