Technique
- Lie face down on the ground, with the legs extended and the arms straight overhead.
- Contract your lower back to lift your chest, arms, legs and thighs off the ground. Only your belly should touch the ground.
- The whole body is tight and forms a nice crescent shape.
- Hold that position for time.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Spine
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Spinalis thoracis
- Longissimus thoracis
- Iliocostalis
Equipment
Appears in
Progressions
Arch body twist
Novice
Reverse penguin
Novice
Arch body opposite limbs
Novice
Supine arch body hold
Novice
Arch body rock
Novice
Body side roll
Intermediate
Arch body to Lalanne pushup
Elite
Inchworm Lalane pushup
Elite
Regressions
Locust pose
Beginner
Variations
Prone hyperextension
Beginner
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