Lower Body Techniques

Last updated August 23, 2005

Hindu Squats

Hindu squat standing tall
  • Stand tall with your feet flat on the ground
  • Begin with your hands pulled in tight to the chest
  • Inhale as you bring your hands to your chest
Hindu squat lowering
  • Bring your hands down and lower your body.
  • Keep hands behind your back for balance.
  • Exhale
Hindu squat at the bottom on toes
  • Come up on toes at the bottom.
  • Keep your body upright and your arms down.
  • Begin inhaling
Hindu squat rising with arms swinging forward
  • Swing the arms forward and push off your toes.
  • Continue inhaling
Hindu squat arms at chest level
  • As you rise, the arms continue up to chest level.
  • When you're upright, pull your hands in to the chest and begin again
  • Continue inhaling

Bootstrappers

Bootstrapper starting position
  • Start by squatting down and balancing yourself, momentarily, on your toes and get into position by slowly leaning forward and putting your hands on the ground just forward of your shoulders. Make sure to keep the toes pointed forward with heels off the ground, and that your knees are together.
  • Relax your body and maintain a 60-40% weight distribution between your feet and your hands with your Hamstrings and Glutes resting on your heels
Bootstrapper with legs straightened
  • Try to straighten your legs and stop when your heels touch the ground. From there bring your Glutes back down until they touch your heels and you've completed 1 repetition
  • If you feel it in your hamstrings, you need to increase your flexibility.

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