How to do the Iron Crosses (stretch)
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Lie face down on the floor, with your arms extended out to your side, palms pressed to the floor. This will be your starting position.
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To begin, flex one knee and bring that leg across the back of your body, attempting to touch it to the ground near the opposite hand.
- 3
Promptly return the leg to the starting postion, and quickly repeat with the other leg. Continue alternating for 10-20 repetitions.
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Exercise data courtesy of the open-source free-exercise-db project.