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Think of the flexibility factor this way. Imagine that you, yes you, are sitting in a straddled position. Most of you would be fortunate to get your hands placed on the floor and be able to lean forward onto them. The reason you may not be able to do this is you can't bend far enough at your hips because your back muscles, gluteal muscles, and hamstrings are too short and will pull your shoulders back and keep you from leaning forward onto your hands.
If you were able to lean all your weight onto your hands, the next step is to lush your hips and feet slightly upward.... and more is better than just enough. To make this happen your legs need to move close into your body while your hips lift. That's flexibility and strength, and that's a combination most of you don't have, as well as some kids who get frustrated with straddle presses.
The flexibility and strength combination does not need to be a 50/50 proposition. More flexible kids can get by with less strength, and stronger kids will need less flexibility...... but that's just to get up ugly.
To do this skill well, the person doing it needs to be flexible enough to bend forward far enough to squeeze a baseball between their legs and sternum, and strong enough to support themselves on their hands with their legs tucked under them and their hips held at elbow level behind them. The hard part to the tucked lift is the need to lean forward to maintain balance, but if you can do that, and all of the above, you're straddle press worthy.
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