Technique
- Lie down on the ground, facing up.
- Contract your Abs and lift your legs and upper back off the ground; at this point, only your lower back and upper buttocks should be in contact with the ground (your arms can also lightly rest on the ground).
- Move each leg to the inside, choosing one leg to move on top of the other one.
- Open them back and repeat while switching which leg goes moves on top.
Form tips
- There should be no space between your lower back and the ground.
- Do not crane your neck forward: keep your neck neutral and look to the ceiling.
Logging: Each repetition involves working both sides.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Abs
- Obliques
Secondary
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
Equipment
Appears in
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