Russian leg lifts

I’ve been researching best conditioning exercises to add to our current program.

Female gymnasts do too many full range leg raises, in my opinion. I do like leg raises to and from L-sit position. These are even better.

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… To progressively ease into the challenge of Russian Leg Lifts, the descent may also be performed in a tuck, flat tuck, straddle or half lay in addition to the layout or straight body demonstrated in the video clip below. You may also want to consider using the same position during the ascent …

Gymnastic Bodies