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5.2. Wheelbarrow

A student performing the wheelbarrow skill
Carmen García and Manuel Mato. Wheelbarrow (CC BY-NC-SA)

Your are going to perform this gymnastics ability in pairs.

Follow these steps to perform the wheelbarrow gymnastics skill:

1. Student one, set up in pushup position.
2. Student two, stand behind your partner’s feet and lift Student one’s legs by his/her calves.
3. Student one walks his/her hands forward while Student two is walking forward and holding Student one’s legs.
4. After you have reached your destination, switch.