ab builder where your whole body is the lever and the abs hold it straight
nothing gets longer than this: with your shoulders pinned and your legs out,
the trunk carries almost your entire bodyweight at arm's length from the
fulcrum
that makes it the hardest anti-extension movement here, and the reason it runs
as slow eccentrics rather than reps
Execution
Lie on a bench or the floor and grip something solid behind your head. Brace
your trunk and flex your glutes, then lift your legs and hips until your body is
vertical.
lower your body as one straight line, resisting with your abs
keep your hips from folding: the line from shoulders to heels stays rigid
descend as low as you can hold without your lower back arching
pull back up to vertical with your abs
keep your shoulders pinned to the bench throughout
Bend your knees to shorten the lever if the straight version collapses, and work
towards straight legs incrementally.
Purpose
ab builder where your whole body is the lever and the abs hold it straight
nothing gets longer than this: with your shoulders pinned and your legs out,
the trunk carries almost your entire bodyweight at arm's length from the
fulcrum
that makes it the hardest anti-extension movement here, and the reason it runs
as slow eccentrics rather than reps
Execution
Lie on a bench or the floor and grip something solid behind your head. Brace
your trunk and flex your glutes, then lift your legs and hips until your body is
vertical.
lower your body as one straight line, resisting with your abs
keep your hips from folding: the line from shoulders to heels stays rigid
descend as low as you can hold without your lower back arching
pull back up to vertical with your abs
keep your shoulders pinned to the bench throughout
Bend your knees to shorten the lever if the straight version collapses, and work
towards straight legs incrementally.