frogstand

English

Frogstand (sense 1)

Frogstand (sense 2).

Etymology

From frog +‎ stand.

Pronunciation

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Noun

frogstand (plural frogstands)

1. (gymnastics, exercise, skateboarding) A position that involves balancing on one's hands with the knees tucked towards the chest, resembling the posture of a frog.

   Synonym: crow pose

   • 2001, Shirley Ann Holt-Hale, On the Move: Lesson Plans to Accompany Children Moving, page 216:

     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 .

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

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

   • 2020 September 1, Michael & Yannick, “How to do the Frogstand to Handstand”, in Calisthenics Family‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2021, James Patterson, Till Murder Do Us Part:

     In vert, you do all kinds of fun, carzy shit. Like shifties and frogstands, ollies and gazelle flips, up and down ten-foot ramps.

   • 2024, “Frogstand Calisthenics Skill Tree”, in We Do Calisthenics‎^[2]:

     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.

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.
   • 1979, Jill Robinson, Perdido, page 253:

     Hey, Mom, I did five forward leaps from a frogstand in place today.

See also

• handstand