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V-Up
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V-Up

Core Strength

Muscles worked

CoreAbsHip Flexors

How to do it

  1. 1
    Lie flat on your back with arms extended overhead and legs straight.
  2. 2
    Brace your core and simultaneously lift your legs and torso off the floor.
  3. 3
    Reach your hands toward your toes, forming a V shape at the top.
  4. 4
    Keep your legs as straight as possible throughout the movement.
  5. 5
    Lower back down with control — do not drop — and repeat.

About this movement

The V-Up is a dynamic abdominal exercise where the torso and legs rise simultaneously to form a V shape. It trains the entire rectus abdominis with a strong emphasis on the lower abs and hip flexors, and is a common floor-based alternative to Toes to Bar.

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