V Ups
This ab exercise mainly works your abs, with help from your obliques, core and traps. Watch the demo video, then follow the tips below.
Rep Range
Time Based
How to do V Ups
Lie flat on your back, arms extended overhead. Simultaneously lift legs and upper body, getting close to touching your hands to your feet.
Common mistakes
Avoid jerky movements. Keep the motion smooth and controlled.
Breathing
Inhale when lowering back down; exhale as you lift into the V position.
Muscles worked
Primary Muscles
Abs
Secondary Muscles
Obliques, Core, Traps, Levator Scapulae, Rhomboids, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Teres Minor, Latissimus Dorsi, Lower Back, Erector Spinae
