Purpose
- banger hypertrophy ab exercise where the abs resist extension instead of
producing it
- the further the wheel rolls out, the longer the lever your trunk has to hold,
so the load is distance rather than weight
- that makes it the ab movement loaded hardest in the lengthened position, where
a crunch has almost nothing
Execution
Kneel on a pad with an ab wheel in front of you, hands on the handles. Brace
your trunk, flex your glutes and set a neutral spine.
- roll the wheel forward with your arms straight
- let your torso lower towards the ground as you extend
- go as far as you can hold without your lower back arching
- pull the wheel back with your abs rather than your hips
- keep your glutes flexed so your hips stay in line with your trunk
Make it harder by rolling out from standing rather than kneeling, and work
towards full extension incrementally.
Purpose
- banger hypertrophy ab exercise where the abs resist extension instead of
producing it
- the further the wheel rolls out, the longer the lever your trunk has to hold,
so the load is distance rather than weight
- that makes it the ab movement loaded hardest in the lengthened position, where
a crunch has almost nothing
Execution
Kneel on a pad with an ab wheel in front of you, hands on the handles. Brace
your trunk, flex your glutes and set a neutral spine.
- roll the wheel forward with your arms straight
- let your torso lower towards the ground as you extend
- go as far as you can hold without your lower back arching
- pull the wheel back with your abs rather than your hips
- keep your glutes flexed so your hips stay in line with your trunk
Make it harder by rolling out from standing rather than kneeling, and work
towards full extension incrementally.