Table Top with Adductor Rock Back

Primary Targets:
Adductors (inner thighs)
• Hips
• Pelvic control

Classification:
👉 Adductor mobility + hinge patterning

Starting Position

• Start on all fours (tabletop).
• Extend one leg out to the side with knee straight, foot flat and poress the foot down.
• Hands under shoulders, spine neutral.

Execution

  1. Inhale and lengthen your spine.

  2. Exhale and rock your hips back toward your heels.

  3. Keep chest long and spine neutral.

  4. Stop when you feel a deep inner-thigh stretch.

  5. Rock forward again under control.

Volume

• 8–12 slow reps per side
or
• 30–45 sec continuous rock-backs
• 1–2 sets

Optional PNF Add-On

At your deepest rock-back:

  1. Gently try to drag the straight heel toward you.

  2. Hold 6–8 sec at ~30–40% effort.

  3. Relax → rock a little farther back.

  4. Hold new range 15–25 sec.

Repeat 2 rounds.

Why It Helps Your Pancake

✔ Opens the inner thighs safely
✔ Teaches a clean hinge
✔ Great prep before frog, butterfly, or pancake work

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