Low Windmill: Learn the Sideways Hinge Before the Bell Goes Overhead
The bell hangs in your bottom hand instead of being held overhead. Hinge sideways and reach it toward your front foot while your other arm points up.
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Why it works: Chapter 13, Why stretching your hamstrings will not loosen them
How to do it
- 1
Feet and bell
Feet wider than your hips, both turned about 45 degrees to the left. Bell in your left hand, hanging.
- 2
Right arm up
Raise your empty right arm straight up and look at your hand.
- 3
Hips out to the right
Push your hips out to the right and hinge, sliding the bell down the inside of your left leg toward your foot.
- 4
Reach long
Keep your right arm pointing up and your chest opening toward it. Go as low as your hips allow.
- 5
Stand back up
Drive your hips back under you and stand tall. Do all your reps, then switch sides.
- 6
The test
Top arm pointing straight up, back long, the move coming from your hips. When you start bending your spine sideways to go lower, stop.
Watch for
- Bending sideways at the waist instead of hinging at the hips.
- The top arm drifting forward.
- Forcing depth on the first rep. It opens as the set goes on.