Warm Up Stretches
Rest between sets: NoneIntensity: LightPress Coordination Warm Up
Rest between sets: As NeededIntensity: Moderate | Focus on form
Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
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![]() | Parallel Runners Stretch Reaches 2x6 each side | In the same moment focus on your anterior pelvic tilt. Work on arching your lower back as you reach forward.Keep your hips on top of the back knee at all times.Keep your front knee fully locked and push the bottom of the knee into the floor. Place your hands further in front to increase difficulty. | |
![]() | Parallel Runners Stretch Lifts 6x each side | Place your whole hand flat on the box. To increase difficulty walk your hands further towards the front.Keep your hips on top of the supporting foot and squared with your shoulders.Lock the front knee and push the bottom of the knee towards the floor. |
Rest between sets: As NeededIntensity: Moderate | Leave 2 reps in reserve in each set
Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
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![]() | Pike Press Block Taps 2x3 | Only when you can not pull any lower lean your shoulders towards the front sligthly and drop your hips to gently tap the blocks.Press back up using the same pathways but in reverse. First re-establish your hand, shoulder, hip line with a slight anterior pelvic tilt and the feet still pulled down to your face, then bring your legs around and un-compress.Keep your elbows locked, elevate your scapula and straighten your knees! | |
![]() | Chest to Wall Stalder Press 2x1 | When pressing up focus on compression first. The goal is to fully align the hips and shoulders on top of the hands before the heels touch the wall.Fully lock your elbows. This is a straight arm skill! Treat it as such!Lock your knees and point your feet! |
Rest between sets: 1-2 minIntensity: Elevated | Leave only 1 rep in reserve in each set
Demo | Exercise | Reps/Sets | How to/Cues |
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![]() | L Sit Straddle Press 3x1 | Once the your hips are all the way up use your back muscle to pull your hips into a slight anterior pelvic tilt and bring your shoulders back in line between your hands and hips. Lastly just bring your legs around.Lock your knees and point your feet!Focus on the way back down. Keep separating your movements and go as slow and as compressed as possible. | |
![]() | L Sit to Tuck Planche Reps 2x4 | Round your back and protract your shoulders. Keep your head in a neutral position looking down in the planche.Fully lock your elbows. This is a straight arm skill! Treat it as such!Try to squeeze on top and hold the Planche for a moment in each rep. | |
![]() | L Handstand Single Leg Compressions 2x6 | ||
![]() | Bent Knee Stalder Lift Offs 2x5 | The goal is for the knees to be slightly higher than the hips and for the glutes to be above the elbows. Compress! Imagine the floor is lava and you are trying to get away!Fully lock your elbows and push your shoulders down in each rep.Consider externally rotating your hands to ease pressure on the wrists. | |
![]() | Stalder Leg Lifts 2x5 | Push your shoulders down. Show your neck long and proud like a swan.Use your hip flexors and core compression muscles to lift the legs. In the same time stabilize your body with your shoulders.Use blocks, books, parallettes or anything similar to elevate your hands. This will create room for your hips and make things easier. | |
![]() | V-Up Combi with Rope 1x10 | Keep the immobile leg on the floor for control. Do not externally rotate either leg.With a straight back reach as tall as possible to clear the leg. Keep your upper body and leg up as you return with your hands to the initial side of the leg.Lock your knees the entire time but flex your foot if necessary. |