Which muscles does skin the cat work?

Skin the Cat

Is skin the cat easy?

More videos on YouTube Skin the Cat is typically a more advanced gymnastics movement. Although it can be quite easy to flip over into the Skin the Cat position, the move really requires the strength to move into and out of the position with perfect control.

How does skin the cat work in CrossFit?

The skin the cat is considered a flexibility exercise in CrossFit. With nothing more than gymnastics rings or a pull-up bar, you’ll go from a hanging position to upside down and then back to that same hanging position once more. That’s it! It’s easy and it’s fun, but it can be hard on the shoulder girdle if flexibility isn’t your forte.

How to do the skin the cat exercise?

Keep the arms and legs straight. Point the toes and raise the legs up, continuing the movement until the feet pass up through the arms and over head into the pike inverted hang position. Continue to pass the feet round and down toward the ground (although not touching) into the extended ‘skin the cat’ position. The arms should be fully extended.

What are the benefits of skin the cat?

The good news is that the skin the cat takes a unique approach to shoulder flexibility and range of motion. In fact, it’s considered a 360-degree pull. This exercise can help you to improve both strength and flexibility in your shoulder girdle, an area of the body often left untouched through resistance training and CrossFit WODs.

What kind of muscles are used in skin the cat?

The shoulder girdle is the key target of the skin the cat, which encompasses a lot of muscles in the upper body (both back and front). That includes the traps, rhomboids, serratus anterior, and part of the pecs. CrossFit’s skin the cat looks a lot easier than it actually is.