BRIANA ANDERSON- OFFICIAL LAGREE MASTER TRAINER

How changing where the hands are changes intensity

Take an S Crunch for example: changing the position of the arms can make the demand on the core higher or lower without changing the spring resistance.

UPPER BODY ASSIST
1- hands anchored on the carriage offering an assist to the lift and lower
2- fingertips behind the knees offering an assist to the lift and lower
*these two options are great for people who don’t have the strength yet to support the lift and lower of their trunk without compromising form. The arms can offer a push or pull to decrease the demand on the core muscles.

PROXIMAL (CLOSE) HAND PLACEMENT
3- prayer hands or mummy arms in front of chest
*keeping the hands and arms close to the body and the pivot joint (the hips) keeps the leverage demand relatively low

DISTAL (FAR) HAND PLACEMENT
4- arms extended out in front of chest (arm weight still relatively close to hips)
5- hands behind the head (lengthening the lever and pulls arm weight away from hips)
6- arms stretched back overhead (creating the longest lever and biggest demand)
*when the mass of the arms moves away from the hips, the lever is lengthened and the torque acting on the trunk is increased

Having a toolkit of progressions and regressions is so helpful in giving your clients what they need. Knowing how to support AND challenge your clients is equally important.

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