How do you perform this exercise?
- Sit on the stability ball with your feet flat on the ground and your knees bent at a 90-degree angle.
- Lie back on the ball until your lower back is supported and your upper body is parallel to the floor.
- Place your hands behind your head or cross them over your chest.
- Engage your abs and lift your upper body off the ball, curling your shoulders towards your hips.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
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.
