How to do it
Keep your wrists straight and stacked over your knuckles to protect the joints.
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Attach an ankle strap to a low cable pulley and secure it around your ankle.
- 2
Get on all fours with your hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips.
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Keeping your knee bent, kick one leg back and up, driving your heel towards the ceiling.
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Slowly return your knee to the starting position without resting it on the ground.
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Repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching legs.
Expert tip
Focus on squeezing your glutes at the top of the movement and avoid using momentum to swing the leg.
Common mistakes
- ✕Straightening the knee during the kick
- ✕Rotating the pelvis toward the working side
- ✕Bending the support arm during the kick