Description
-Laying on the back, lift your straightened legs from the ground at a 45 degree angle.
-As your Left foot travels downward and nearly touches the floor, your Right foot should seek to reach a 90 degree angle, or as close to one as possible.
-Bring your R foot down until it nearly touches the floor, and bring your L foot upwards. Maintain leg rigidity throughout the exercise. Your head should stay off the ground, supported by tightened upper abdominals.
-(L up R down, L down R up, x2) ^v, v^, ^v, v^ = 1 rep
-Primarily works the Rectus Abdominus, the hip flexors and the lower back. Secondarily works the Obliques. Emphasis placed on the lower quadrant of the abs.
Muscles
Primary muscles
- Obliques
- Abs (rectus abdominis)
Secondary muscles
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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: wgerjhn, wger.de, jptjptjptjpt, nate303303). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).