Technique
- Lie on the ground, facing up, with a sturdy object near your head, which you grip with both hands.
- Bend your knees and your hips at about 90 degrees, keeping the torso straight.
- Engage your Abs, pull on your hands and hinge at the shoulders to lift your whole body straight up, until your hips are above your shoulders (or nearly).
- Then lower it down with control and repeat.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Abs
- Obliques
Secondary
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
Equipment
Appears in
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Trunkflexion
trains stretches
Progressions
One leg dragon flag
Advanced
Straddle dragon flag
Advanced
Regressions
Tuck dragon flag
Novice
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