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Technique

  1. Lie down on your back and lift the knees up, to have a 90-degree angle at the hips and at the knees.
  2. Contract your Abs to lift your upper body off the ground. Aim to get your chest as close as possible to your legs.
  3. Come back down slowly to the starting position.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Abs
  • Obliques

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Rectus abdominis
  • External oblique
  • Internal oblique

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Equipment

Ground (hands or body)
Ground (hands or body)

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