Start position

Finish Position

Benefits: Great intro exercise for learning how to isolate the Upper Abdominals

Precautions: Individuals who have trouble getting on and off the floor, lower back and/or spinal issues, neck weakness or injury, does not work the abdominals through a full ROM

Main Joint Actions and Muscles used: Trunk flexion=rectus abdominis and some obliques, Neck Stabilization=supra & infra-hyoid muscles

Rectus Adominis stretch

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