Lower back, upper back, neck and hips
Locust: Classic
Strengthens your entire posterior chain: the muscles along your back, glutes, and hamstrings, without any load on your wrists, building the power that supports your spine.
Stability / Core20 to 60 seconds
Ways to adjust it
- Low Locust
- Arms alongside
- Gaze down cue
- Single leg
Other ways to do this movement
Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.
- Locust: Arms Alongside Body
- Locust: Arms Forward
- Locust: Block Between Thighs
- Locust: Chest Only
- Locust: Low (Small Lift)
- Locust: On Bolster
- Locust: Single Leg
Before you try it
Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.
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