Exercise – High Hip Side Monkey Variation

A demonstration of the High Hip Side Monkey variation for building hip mobility and a stronger press. Try the original side monkey first.

The difference with this variation is keeping the hips high above our shoulders and trying to extend the legs. Flexible athletes can keep their legs straight! If you’re having a little trouble with this drill, you can split the feet further – similar to a straddle shape as long.

We can use the same progressions as the original to make this drill a little more challenging:

• Using one arm
• Keeping the feet together
• Getting the hand and foot placement closer into the same plane / path of movement