Exercise technique

bottoms-up

The bottoms-up exercise is a bodyweight movement targeting the abdominal muscles. It involves lying on your back, bringing your knees toward your chest, and lifting your hips off the ground to engage your core.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Lie flat on your back with your legs extended and your arms by your sides.
  2. Bend your knees and bring them towards your chest, keeping your feet off the ground.
  3. Engaging your abs, lift your hips off the ground, bringing your knees towards your head.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your hips back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Which other muscles are involved?

Obliques, Hip flexors.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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