Scorpion Stretch
A step-by-step guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the movement and what to watch for.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
HOW TO PERFORM
- Lie face down with the arms straight out to the sides, palms on the floor.
- Bend one knee and swing that foot up and across the back of your body toward the opposite hand.
- Let the hips rotate, but keep both shoulders and arms on the floor.
- Return the leg to the floor along the same path and repeat on the other side.
- Alternate sides for reps, moving under control.
FORM TIPS
- Reach the foot only as far as the chest stays down. Lifting a shoulder to reach further takes the stretch out of the hip and trunk.
- Move slowly. Swinging the leg hard throws the low back into the end of its range.
Log it in Ægir Iron alongside the rest of your training. Free for individual lifters.