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Straddle hollow body hold

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Straddle hollow body hold

Intermediate30 secondsNo jumping

Muscles worked

Abs

You need

No equipment

How to do it

  1. On your back.
  2. Engage your abs so that your upper back lifts off the ground.
  3. Keep both legs straight, open, and lifted off the ground.
  4. Extend your arms while protracting your scapulae, so that your upper back is rounded.
  5. For perfect technique, check that you have no lumbar curvature and that your scapulae are protracted, while simultaneously contracting your back muscles to depress them.

Exercise demonstration from Calisteniapp, used under licence.