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Movement · Waist

Dead Bug

Lie flat on your back with your arms extended towards the ceiling. Bend your knees and lift your legs off the ground, creating a 90-degree angle at your hips and knees. Engage your core and lower back to press your lower back into the ground. Slowly lower your right arm and left leg towards the ground, keeping them straight and hovering just above the floor. Pause for a moment, then return to the starting position. Repeat the movement with your left arm and right leg. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

TargetAbs
Equipmentbody weight
Body partWaist

Technique

How to Perform

  1. 1

    Lie flat on your back with your arms extended towards the ceiling.

  2. 2

    Bend your knees and lift your legs off the ground, creating a 90-degree angle at your hips and knees.

  3. 3

    Engage your core and lower back to press your lower back into the ground.

  4. 4

    Slowly lower your right arm and left leg towards the ground, keeping them straight and hovering just above the floor.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment, then return to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat the movement with your left arm and right leg.

  7. 7

    Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Target and supporting

Target

Abs

Secondary

Hip FlexorsLower Back

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