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# Arch body hold

> Beginner · Static · Bilateral. Strength

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Also known as: Superman.

| | |
| - | - |
| **Difficulty** | Beginner |
| **Velocity** | Static |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 8 s |

## Technique

1. Lie face down on the ground, with the legs extended and the arms straight overhead.
2. Contract your lower back to lift your chest, arms, legs and thighs off the ground. Only your belly should touch the ground.
3. The whole body is tight and forms a nice crescent shape.
4. Hold that position for time.

## Muscles

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  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-semibold" style={{color: "#c8102e"}}><Icon icon="dumbbell" color="#c8102e" size={18} /> Strength</div>

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    <Card title="Primary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#cc2742"}} />Spine</li></ul></Card>
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<Accordion title="Individual muscles" icon="list">
  * Spinalis thoracis
  * Longissimus thoracis
  * Iliocostalis
</Accordion>

## Equipment

<div className="not-prose" style={{display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr))", gap: "0.75rem"}}><a href="/collections/equipment/ground-hands-or-body" className="flex flex-col rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 overflow-hidden no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-600"><div className="bg-white flex items-center justify-center p-3" style={{height: "8.5rem"}}><img src="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/equipment/q01h.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=29181eaf27fe629ddae54c0248aef224" alt="Ground (hands or body)" noZoom className="m-0 w-full h-full object-contain" width="286" height="173" data-path="images/equipment/q01h.webp" /></div><span className="px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium leading-snug border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800">Ground (hands or body)</span></a></div>

## Appears in

<div className="not-prose rounded-2xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 px-5 py-4 flex flex-col gap-4"><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="dumbbell" size={16} /> Strength</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem"}}><a href="/collections/strength/spine" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Spine</a></div></div><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="person" size={16} /> Joint movements</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.5rem"}}><div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"><span className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-20">Trunk</span><a href="/collections/joint-movements/trunk-extension" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} />extension</a></div><div className="flex gap-4 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} /> trains</span><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} /> stretches</span></div></div></div></div>

## Progressions

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  <Card title="Arch body twist" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh/images/exercises/e018.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh&q=85&s=bbb51e8119fcfb075286e1019b38758f" href="/exercises/arch-body-twist-e018" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e018.jpg">Novice</Card>
  <Card title="Reverse penguin" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh/images/exercises/e019.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh&q=85&s=a7149a6c956d2531ff9f5003f8f403bf" href="/exercises/reverse-penguin-e019" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e019.jpg">Novice</Card>
  <Card title="Arch body opposite limbs" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh/images/exercises/e01s.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=qn9pA-8XF4O_0Hwh&q=85&s=a330e1dd73bc941e3f6f39f82b0fee42" href="/exercises/arch-body-opposite-limbs-e01s" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e01s.jpg">Novice</Card>
  <Card title="Supine arch body hold" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/YBApRYwE1H_T7xDr/images/exercises/e0oy.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=YBApRYwE1H_T7xDr&q=85&s=4431f22af219cd8bb4f3a9377c9eaf0b" href="/exercises/supine-arch-body-hold-e0oy" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0oy.jpg">Novice</Card>
  <Card title="Arch body rock" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/nwH6BZnsz47RprUp/images/exercises/e0pz.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=nwH6BZnsz47RprUp&q=85&s=bfc5085ac5e274e5b1837196558052a7" href="/exercises/arch-body-rock-e0pz" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0pz.jpg">Novice</Card>
  <Card title="Body side roll" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA/images/exercises/w013.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA&q=85&s=54c9bae3d86c02ef3d38ee7477ed8aaf" href="/exercises/body-side-roll-w013" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/w013.jpg">Intermediate</Card>
  <Card title="Arch body to Lalanne pushup" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/6MqOY9401y9_GkuQ/images/exercises/w023.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=6MqOY9401y9_GkuQ&q=85&s=09f1b9daa778b30750b67bc4b52a8db6" href="/exercises/arch-body-to-lalanne-pushup-w023" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/w023.jpg">Elite</Card>
  <Card title="Inchworm Lalane pushup" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/6MqOY9401y9_GkuQ/images/exercises/w025.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=6MqOY9401y9_GkuQ&q=85&s=3d09814064142417680ee6aba49804b6" href="/exercises/inchworm-lalane-pushup-w025" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/w025.jpg">Elite</Card>
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## Regressions

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  <Card title="Locust pose" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/ez-Z6MjOTdC-Snkx/images/exercises/e0va.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ez-Z6MjOTdC-Snkx&q=85&s=90333dfce7952c9e02e7188ee562d168" href="/exercises/locust-pose-e0va" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0va.jpg">Beginner</Card>
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## Variations

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  <Card title="Prone hyperextension" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/nwH6BZnsz47RprUp/images/exercises/e0rv.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=nwH6BZnsz47RprUp&q=85&s=9f3169ecfdd7289154ebecdb823dc42f" href="/exercises/prone-hyperextension-e0rv" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0rv.jpg">Beginner</Card>
</Columns>

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    <Card title="Knee-support half forward bend" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/ez-Z6MjOTdC-Snkx/images/exercises/e0un.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ez-Z6MjOTdC-Snkx&q=85&s=b2ef898bae35c66a197a095a67477e54" href="/exercises/knee-support-half-forward-bend-e0un" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0un.jpg">Beginner</Card>
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<Note>
  Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/arch-body-hold-e01m). Text and images are used under [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); the video plays from the original source.
</Note>


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