Reach for the Sky
It’s not an olde-timey holdup, it’s just the prescription. For a great candlestick deck squat, you’ll start the same as usual: squat down as low as you can, then roll back onto your butt on the floor. Keep a nice tight tuck in strong spinal flexion and you’ll roll right into your shoulders. Here’s the catch: instead of just rolling back out to standing, in our candlestick deck squats you’re going to engage your core, bracing your midsection to extend your spine while also extending your legs to try to reach a nice vertical line from shoulders to toes. Once you hit that position, tuck it all back in and roll back into your feet on your way to standing.
It’s an arresting addition that makes the movement just that much spicier. Reach for the Sky!
STRENGTH:
3 Rounds for Quality
10 Candlestick Deck Squats
10 Vertical Toe Touches
10 Plank Plate Hops
Rest 1:00
WOD:
AMRAP 15
400m Run
10 Shoulder to Overhead (155/105)
20 sit ups
10 Strict Pull-Ups