Side Crow
- Pro
- Advanced
- Yoga
Side crow lifts your feet off the floor from a twisted squat, both hands planted to one side and your outer thigh resting on your upper arm. Balancing your full weight on your hands trains the abs, obliques and triceps through a static hold rather than movement. Advanced practitioners use it as a yoga skill pose, held for time on each side.
- Muscles
- Abs, Obliques, Triceps
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Logged as
- Timed hold
How to
- Squat and twist, placing both hands to one side.
- Rest your outer thigh on your upper arm.
- Shift your weight onto your hands and lift both feet.
- Balance with legs stacked, hold, then switch sides.
Form cues
- Spread your fingers wide and press the floor.
- Keep your gaze fixed slightly ahead of your hands.
- Brace your core to keep your hips lifted.
Common mistakes
- Weight collapses onto the inner wrists. Spread your fingers and press through the knuckles.
- Hips sink instead of staying lifted. Brace your core and lift your hips higher.
- Top leg slides off the upper arm. Hook your thigh high on the arm.
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