frogstand

plural frogstands

1. exerciseA position that involves balancing on one's hands with the knees tucked towards the chest, resembling the posture of a frog.

   How long can you hold a headstand, frogstand or handstand?

   2004, Michelle Nemec, Darryl Buchanan, Andrew Watt, Jump Into PDHPE, page 19

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   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

   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

   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

   Synonyms: crow pose

2. 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