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This next move is going to be a variation on the open V, I call it a open V hook. What
you are going to do here is actually hook one of your feet on the pole while allowing
your other leg to open to the side. It takes a little bit of flexibility and it also takes
of course strength as it does with the other moves. But you know once you get going with
it you will get use to it. So I will go over how to do this move. Basically what you want
to do is the same movement that you did with an open V, only this time you can shift your
weight slightly and try to hook that foot around the pole. The best way I can explain
this is try to think about getting your heel on this side of the pole. The way I explain
to people how to do it in my classes is lye down on the floor and literally hook your
foot that way you can get use to this feeling, you are going to feel a long stretch in your
hamstring. Also when you open your leg to the side you would feel a long stretch in
your inner thigh. I would demonstrate one more time low arm, high arm, hook your foot,
let that leg hang out to the side.