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Skin The Cat

🏋️ Calisthenics / Bodyweight · Pull

Also known as: skin the cats, stc

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Reps
/skin_the_cats 5
also valid: /skin-the-cats 5 · /skin the cats 5
Sets × Reps
/skin_the_cats 3x10
also valid: /skin-the-cats 3x10 · /skin the cats 3x10 · /log skin_the_cats 3x10
Sets × Reps @ Weight
/skin_the_cats 3x10@45
also valid: /skin-the-cats 3x10@45 · /skin the cats 3x10@45 · /log skin_the_cats 3x10@45

Underscores, dashes, and spaces are interchangeable — every spelling above logs the same exercise.

Demonstration

Skin The Cat demonstration animation
Demo: Skin The Cat — © Gym visual

How to perform

🎯 Upper BackShouldersCore🛠 Body Weight
  1. Start by hanging from a bar with your arms fully extended and your body relaxed.
  2. Engage your core and lift your legs up, bringing your knees towards your chest.
  3. Continue to lift your legs up and over your head, allowing your body to pass through the arms.
  4. Once your legs are fully extended over your head, begin to lower them back down towards the starting position.
  5. As you lower your legs, allow your body to pass back through the arms until you are hanging with your arms fully extended again.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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