V-Up
V-Up is an effective core exercise that targets your abdominal muscles as well as your glutes and hip flexors. By activating your rectus abdominis, V-ups allow you to build core strength.
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Medicine Ball V-Up
Medicine Ball V-Up is an effective core strengthening move that works your rectus abdominus, and the deeper muscle called the transversus abdominus. The Medicine Ball V-Up is an advanced abdominal move that can be learned without the ball in order to work on the range of motion.
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Instructions
- Lie on your back, arms straight behind your head, holding a medicine ball, and your legs should be fully extended.
- At the same time, raise your arms and torso towards each other, trying to touch the medicine ball to your shins before changing direction and returning to the floor.
Tips
- Be sure to lift your torso and lower body at the same time as a whole.
- Take your time with this movement, be sure to keep a controlled and consistent pace.
Alternative Exercises
Medicine Ball Alternating V-Up
Medicine Ball Alternating V-Up is a full-body move that works your core, legs, back, and shoulders. The exercise is beloved by fitness fanatics because it can work the upper and lower abdominal muscles simultaneously.
Russian Twist
Russian Twist strengthens your core, obliques, and spine. It's a total core exercise that also works your balance, builds stability in your spine, and trims your mid-section all at once.
Crunch
Crunch is a classic core exercise that explicitly trains your abdominal muscles - part of your core. It also includes your oblique muscles on the sides of your trunk and the muscles in your pelvis, lower back, and hips.
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