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Technique

  1. Kneel on the floor with a Ab wheel in front of you.
  2. Slowly roll the wheel forward until your body is extended.
  3. Roll back to the kneeling position using your Abs.

Form tips

  • Maintain a posterior Pelvic tilt at all times.
  • Do not let your hips sag toward the floor.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

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

Secondary

  • Hip adductors
  • Rectus abdominis
  • External oblique
  • Internal oblique
  • Iliacus
  • Rectus femoris
  • Psoas major
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Pectoralis major (sternal head)
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Teres major

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
Trunkflexion
trains stretches

Progressions

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Straddle ab wheel rollout

Advanced

Regressions

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Knees rings rollout

Intermediate
e11e

Stability ball knee ab rollout

Novice

Variations

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Knees rings rollout

Intermediate
e11e

Stability ball knee ab rollout

Novice
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Ab wheel rollout

Elite
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Rings rollout

Advanced
e05d

Incline rings rollout

Advanced
e09b

Straddle rings rollout

Advanced
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Barbell ab rollout

Elite
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