Technique
- Lie on your back and place your arms down to the sides, perpendicular to your trunk.
- Lift your legs straight up, then let them slowly down to one side and then the other one.
- Keep your shoulder down on the ground; there will be a twisting motion happening in the trunk.
Logging: Each repetition involves working both sides.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Obliques
- Spine
Secondary
- Neck
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Longissimus thoracis
- Iliocostalis
Equipment
Appears in
Progressions
Floor wiper
Novice
Regressions
Lying bent-legs windshield wiper
Beginner
Lying legs raise
Beginner
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