Technique
- Keep the legs straight.
- Lift the legs until they are vertical.
- Drop the legs until they almost touch the ground.
- Keep the lower back in contact with the ground.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Abs
- Obliques
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Iliacus
- Rectus femoris
- Psoas major
Equipment
Appears in
Progressions
Hanging knees to chest
Novice
Lying windshield wiper
Novice
Straight-leg reverse crunch
Novice
Leg raise circle
Novice
Regressions
Lying advanced tuck raise
Beginner
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