Manna (gymnastics)
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Manna is a strength move in Gymnastics
where the leg
s and hips are raised until the legs are parallel with the floor by pressing with the hand
s.
The move can be done in the following stages.
1. Sit on the floor with legs either straight or apart.
2. lift the legs and hips off the floor using the hands. (Hands can face any direction that is comfortable)
3. Press the hips forwards while leaning back to compensate.
4. While continuing to press the hips forward, raise the legs up.
5. Continue (4) until your legs have first past the vertical, then up over your body till they are horizontal with the floor
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
where the leg
Human leg
The human leg is the entire lower extremity or limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh and even the hip or gluteal region; however, the precise definition in human anatomy refers only to the section of the lower limb extending from the knee to the ankle.Legs are used for standing,...
s and hips are raised until the legs are parallel with the floor by pressing with the hand
Hand
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered extremity located at the end of an arm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs...
s.
The move can be done in the following stages.
1. Sit on the floor with legs either straight or apart.
2. lift the legs and hips off the floor using the hands. (Hands can face any direction that is comfortable)
3. Press the hips forwards while leaning back to compensate.
4. While continuing to press the hips forward, raise the legs up.
5. Continue (4) until your legs have first past the vertical, then up over your body till they are horizontal with the floor