Scissor Kicks Into Jackknives
This ab exercise mainly works your abs, with help from your obliques and hip flexors. Watch the demo video, then follow the tips below.
Rep Range
Time Based
How to do Scissor Kicks Into Jackknives
Place your arms straight down by your sides, using your elbows pressed into the floor to prop up your upper body slightly. Lift your legs off the ground, keeping them straight. Begin with the scissor kicks: alternate your legs in a crossing motion, one over the other. After completing the scissor kicks, transition to jackknives: keeping feet together, draw both knees towards your chest simultaneously.
Common mistakes
Not maintaining a tight core, leading to an arch in the lower back. Over-relying on elbow support without engaging the core, which can lead to shoulder or neck strain.
Breathing
Exhale as you cross one leg over the other during the scissor kicks and as you draw the knees towards the chest for the jackknives. Inhale as you switch legs in the scissor kicks and as you extend your legs back out in the jackknives.
Muscles worked
Primary Muscles
Abs
Secondary Muscles
Obliques, Hip Flexors
