Lying leg raise

Abs

🔧 no equipment ↕ Pull 🔁 reps Difficulty: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Lie supine, legs straight, hands under low back. Keep legs straight, raise to forehead contracting abs/exhaling. At full contraction (legs just above parallel), lower slowly to start. Repeat.

Muscles Worked

Rectus abdominis

Tips

Exhale hard (like blowing candles), hold contraction 1 sec for mind-muscle connection. Back pain? Switch to anti-extension/rotation moves. No hands behind head (strains neck).

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