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Muscles Used

Instructions

  • Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight
  • Lie flat on your back with your hands part way under your gluts
  • Keep your lower back on the floor
  • Extend legs fully and maintain the extension
  • Raise your legs up so they become perpendicular to the floor
  • Lower your legs to the start position but do not let your feet touch the floor
  • All movement should be generated by your abs and hip flexors, do not swing your legs to assist

Muscles involved

  • Rectus Abdominis
  • Iliopsoas
— Phil @ 6:56 pm, May 31, 2006


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