# Straddle Front Lever (Overcoming Gravity Level 8)

> The Straddle Front Lever (OG Level 8) is the primary advanced bridge to the Full Front Lever. By extending the hips fully while abducting the legs wide in a straddle split, the athlete shortens the horizontal moment arm by ~15–18% while training full hip extension and straight-arm latissimus dorsi torque. Athletes should master a 15-second Tuck Front Lever and +55% bodyweight Weighted Pull-Up first.

- Canonical URL: https://enixfit.com/exercises/straddle-front-lever
- Canonical ID: `straddle_front_lever`
- Logging Type: `DURATION` (Requires External Weight: false)
- Prerequisite Readiness Gate: 4 × 15s Tuck Front Lever + +55% BW Weighted Pull-Up
- Mastery Standard: 4 sets × 10s horizontal hold with full hip extension
- Primary Muscles: Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major, Rectus Abdominis
- Secondary Muscles: Posterior Deltoids, Gluteus Medius, Lower Trapezius

## Step-by-Step Execution
1. **Set Scapular Depression**: Hang from the bar with locked elbows and depressed shoulder blades.
2. **Extend into Wide Straddle**: Open legs wide while extending the hips so the torso and thighs form a single flat horizontal plane.

## Technical Coaching Cues
- Keep hips fully extended—do not let thighs angle upward toward the ceiling
- Lock elbows and maintain active scapular depression

## Common Mistakes & Corrections
- **Fault: Flexed hips ('piked straddle')** → Correction: Squeeze glutes hard so ankles sit at the exact height of the hips and shoulders.