Downward-Facing Dog
Mobility · hamstrings · beginner
How to do it
From all fours, lift the hips up and back into an inverted V. Press the floor away, let the heels reach toward the ground.
Muscles worked
Primary: hamstrings · Also works: calves, shoulders, back
Equipment
No equipment
Common mistakes
- Rounding the upper back
- Locking the knees hard
Variations
- Pedalling the heels
- Three-legged dog
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Related exercises
- Conventional Deadlifthamstrings
- Dumbbell Romanian Deadlifthamstrings
- Seated Forward Foldhamstrings
- Lying Leg Curlhamstrings
- Nordic Hamstring Curlhamstrings
- Single-Leg Romanian Deadlifthamstrings
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