Dead Bug
Dead Bug: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: body only. Level: beginner.
- Equipmentbody only
- Levelbeginner
- Forcepull
- Typecompound
- Body partwaist
- Primary muscles
- abs, hip flexors
- Secondary muscles
- lower back
How to do it
- Lie flat on your back with your arms extended towards the ceiling.
- Bend your knees and lift your legs off the ground, creating a 90-degree angle at your hips and knees.
- Engage your core and lower back to press your lower back into the ground.
- Slowly lower your right arm and left leg towards the ground, keeping them straight and hovering just above the floor.
- Pause for a moment, then return to the starting position.
- Repeat the movement with your left arm and right leg.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.