V-Up
The V-Up is a hanging leg lift progression. It engages transverse abdominis and hip flexors in the compression motion. A proper v-up does not have bent knees and lifts both legs and shoulders off the ground at the same time.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
V-Up
- Start by lying flat on your back, with your arms overhead and feet together.
- Point your toes and engage your quads.
- To initiate the V-up, use your core and hips to lift your legs up, sit your torso up tall, and reach toward your toes.
- At the top, you should be balancing on your sit bones, with your legs lifted up as high as possible.
- Pause briefly before lowering back to the starting position with control.
- Relax momentarily as you lay flat between repetitions and remember to keep your knees locked at all times.
- Your eventual goal is to reach your toes without your chest caving in.
- Repeat for reps.
- Exercise: Straddle-Up
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Half Tuck Hanging Leg Lift
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
