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Technique

  1. Walk the Inchworm fully out until you are flat on the ground.
  2. Lift into an Arch body hold and twist left and right ( Arch body twist).
  3. Perform a Fingertip lalanne pushup and walk the inchworm back to standing.
Logging: Each repetition involves working both sides.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Abs
  • Obliques
  • Pelvis
  • Quadriceps
  • Chest
  • Back
  • Spine

Secondary

  • Hip adductors
  • Neck
  • Triceps
  • Forearms
Flexibility

Primary

  • Abs
  • Obliques

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Rectus abdominis
  • External oblique
  • Internal oblique
  • Iliacus
  • Rectus femoris
  • Psoas major
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Pectoralis major (sternal head)
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Teres major
  • Spinalis thoracis
  • Longissimus thoracis
  • Iliocostalis
  • Triceps brachii (long head)
  • Triceps brachii (medial head)
  • Triceps brachii (lateral head)

Equipment

Appears in

Regressions

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Arch body twist

Novice
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Arch body hold

Beginner
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Inchworm

Intermediate
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Fingertip lalanne pushup

Elite
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Arch body to Lalanne pushup

Elite
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Reverse penguin

Novice
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Matrix

Novice
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Sphinx pose leg flutters

Novice
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Levitating side kick-through to reach

Elite
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