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frogstand en · NOUN

From frog + stand.

A position that involves balancing on one's hands with the knees tucked towards the chest, resembling the posture of a frog.
- In vert, you do all kinds of fun, carzy shit. Like shifties and frogstands, ollies and gazelle flips, up and down ten-foot ramps. 2021, James Patterson, Till Murder Do Us Part:
- A frogstand, sometimes referred to as the "crow pose", is a calisthenics exercise that builds finger and wrist strength while placing a notable demand on the shoulders and triceps. 2024, “Frogstand Calisthenics Skill Tree”, in We Do Calisthenics:
- Of course, it will be much easier if you can master the frogstand itself before you start learning how to do the frogstand to handstand. 2020 September 1, Michael & Yannick, “How to do the Frogstand to Handstand”, in Calisthenics Family:
- How long can you hold a headstand, frogstand or handstand? 2004, Michelle Nemec, Darryl Buchanan, Andrew Watt, Jump Into PDHPE, page 19:
- If children begin to experiment with frogstands and headstands as inverted balances, it is then time to teach them the proper mechanics for assuming and maintaining these positions . 2001, Shirley Ann Holt-Hale, On the Move: Lesson Plans to Accompany Children Moving, page 216:
A position in which one squats while resting one's weight on the hands, which are placed between the legs, sometimes preliminary to leaping forward.
- Hey, Mom, I did five forward leaps from a frogstand in place today. 1979, Jill Robinson, Perdido, page 253:

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