Parallel bars straddle cut on

Muscles worked: Shoulders, Upper arms, Abs, Hip flexors
ShouldersUpper armsAbsHip flexors
🔧 Parallel bars ↕ both 🔁 reps Difficulty:

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Stand at the end of the bars with a hand on each. Jump and straddle the legs wide over the bars, then bring them together underneath as you press to a straight-arm support. Finish upright with the shoulders down.

Muscles Worked

Anterior DeltoidTricepsIliopsoasRectus Abdominis

Tips

Push hard through the hands as the legs pass the bars. Close the legs early to reach the support. Keep the elbows locked at the finish.

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