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rzen fce8fa4c17 Author the machine exercise circuit with props and corrected hip machine motions
Fourteen Planet Fitness machine exercises join the rig library, each with
authored motion, info page, and schematic equipment via the new props layer
(scene shapes, cables, bars, pads) rendered in lockstep by render.py and the
in-app figure renderer. Abductor and Adductor are authored face-on with the
real seated machine motion — knees-bent legs swinging apart/together against
knee pads — replacing the earlier middle-split depiction. The watch target
now bundles the figure renderer and motion rigs too.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01LEoff8bXGBS83tK1c55Mf7
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Bird Dog

Anti-rotation drill — extend opposite limbs while the hips and spine refuse to twist.

  • Category: Warm-up and main circuit
  • Type: Anti-rotation
  • Targets: Spinal erectors, glutes, deep core, shoulder stability
  • Prescription: Warm-up 8 per side; main circuit 3 × 810 per side, slow

Setup

On all fours: hands under shoulders, knees under hips, spine neutral, gaze at the floor.

Execution

  1. Brace, then reach one arm forward and the opposite leg back until both are in line with the torso.
  2. Pause for a beat at full extension — hips stay square to the floor.
  3. Return under control and switch sides.

Cues

  • Imagine a cup of water balanced on the lower back — nothing spills.
  • Reach long, not high: heel pushes back, knuckles push forward.
  • Slow, no momentum; the pause is where the work happens.

Common Mistakes

  • Hips rotating open as the leg lifts.
  • Lifting the leg above hip height and arching the lower back.
  • Racing through reps.

Progression

Single limb only (arm or leg) → opposite arm + leg → paused 3-count hold → elbow-to-knee touch under the body between reps → hands on an unstable surface