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THE HANDSTAND PUSH-UP A Part of Fierce Play’s Grounded Gymnastics Series Also called an inverted push-up, the handstand push-up is an exercise where the athlete kicks up into a handstand position against a wall, and then proceeds to lower and raise him/her self in push-up motion. There are two variations of the handstand push-up, one that

THE PISTOL A Part of Fierce Play’s Grounded Gymnastics Series Also called the one-legged squat, the pistol is an exercise that requires the athlete to lower him/herself down into the squat position while keeping all of his/her body weight on that single leg. Similar to the air squat, the pistol is a great body-weight strengthening

THE LUNGE A Part of Fierce Play’s Grounded Gymnastics Series  The lunge is a lower-body movement where the athlete places one leg in front of the body, with the foot flat on the floor and the knee bent, while the other leg remains behind the body.  The athlete should alternate legs to ensure both legs

THE BURPEE A Part of Fierce Play’s Grounded Gymnastics Series  The burpee is a full-body exercise where the athlete, starting in a standing position, lowers him/herself down to the ground in order to touch the chest the ground, and then stands fully back up and jumps and claps at the top. The burpee is effective

THE SUPERMAN A Part of Fierce Play’s Grounded Gymnastics Series  The superman is an exercise where the athlete, lying on his or her stomach with arms and legs extended straight, raises both arms and legs simultaneously off the floor by a few inches. Getting its name because the movement mimics the comic book superhero flying

THE V-UP A Part of Fierce Play’s Grounded Gymnastics Series The v-up is an exercise where the athlete lies on the floor and then folds the body at the hips while keeping arms and legs straight to create a v shape in the body. Similar to the hollow hold and plank, the v-up is an