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Technique

  1. Start from a standing position with the Ab wheel on the floor.
  2. Roll the wheel forward until your body is fully extended and parallel to the ground.
  3. Use your core to pull the wheel back toward your feet.

Form tips

  • Maintain a Hollow body position throughout the roll.
  • Do not let your back arch as you reach full extension.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Abs
  • Obliques
  • Pelvis
  • Quadriceps
  • Chest
  • Back

Secondary

  • Hip adductors
  • Rectus abdominis
  • External oblique
  • Internal oblique
  • Iliacus
  • Rectus femoris
  • Psoas major
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Pectoralis major (sternal head)
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Teres major

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
Trunkflexion
trains stretches

Regressions

e017

Rings rollout

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e12m

Barbell ab rollout

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Straddle ab wheel rollout

Advanced

Variations

e017

Rings rollout

Advanced
e12m

Barbell ab rollout

Elite
e1ab

Knees ab wheel rollout

Advanced
e129

Ab rollout pushup

Elite
e05d

Incline rings rollout

Advanced
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Straddle rings rollout

Advanced
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Fingertip lalanne pushup

Elite
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