Standing windmill
How to do the Standing windmill: full step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Back, Legs), equipment (Bodyweight) and a two-frame demo. Free to read, from the Setline exercise catalog.
How to do it
- 1
Stand with feet wider than your hips, toes pointing forward.
- 2
Raise one arm overhead and look up at it.
- 3
Hinge and reach the other hand toward the opposite foot.
- 4
Keep both legs straight and your chest open.
- 5
Come back up slowly and switch sides.
In a Setline session: 2 sets of 6 each.
Questions
What equipment do I need for the Standing windmill?
The Standing windmill uses: Bodyweight.
Which muscles does the Standing windmill work?
The Standing windmill works: Back, Legs.
How many sets and reps for the Standing windmill?
In Setline sessions the Standing windmill is programmed as 2 sets of 6 each.
Which Setline styles include the Standing windmill?
The Standing windmill appears in: Mobility & Recovery.
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