straddlyOne-Leg Front Lever
Muscles worked
Main muscles
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Rectus Abdominis
- Teres Major
Also working
- Iliopsoas
- Posterior Deltoid
- Rhomboids
- Transverse Abdominis
- Trapezius (Lower)
What it is
A front lever with one leg extended and the other tucked. It sits between the advanced tuck and the straddle or full lever. Switch the extended leg between sets.
Technique tips
- Start from an advanced tuck
- Extend one leg in line with the body
- Keep the hips level
- Switch legs between sets
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.
