28-Days-to-Lean Meal Plan
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Abs Exercises
Alternating Situp
- Skill Level Intermediate
- Type Bodyweight
- Equipment Mat
- Body parts Abs, Hips, Lower Back, Obliques
This exercise is a highly effective way to work your abdominal region while targeting your internal and external obliques. It also helps to increase trunk rotation and lumbar stability.
Instructions
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Lie face-up on the ground with your knees bent and feet flat. Place your fingertips behind your ears with your elbows pointed out.
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Sit up and rotate your shoulders. Touch your right elbow to your left knee. Return to the starting position, and alternate sides.
Trainer’s Tips
- Avoid rounding forward at the shoulders.
- Be sure to get full trunk rotation by touching elbow to knee.
