Technique
- Lie on the ground, facing up, with a sturdy object near your head, which you grip with both hands.
- Engage your Abs, pull on your hands and hinge at the shoulders to lift your whole body straight up, until it is vertical (or nearly vertical).
- Then lower yourself back down with control and repeat.
Form tips
- Keep your Abs engaged at all times and a slightly Hollow body.
- Keep your legs together and fully straight.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Abs
- Obliques
Secondary
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
Equipment
Appears in
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