Build Core Strength with Ab Rollups

Ab Rollups

Rep Range

Time Based

Hints

Lying flat on your back, extend your arms overhead. Engage your core and slowly sit up, using your abs, rolling through each vertebra. As you reach the top, extend your arms as far as you can. Slowly roll back down to the starting position.

Common Mistakes

Using momentum instead of core strength. Jerking or making sudden movements. Lifting the feet off the floor.

Breathing

Inhale when lying down; exhale as you sit up. Inhale at the top of the movement; exhale while rolling back down.

Muscle Focus

Primary Muscles

Upper Abs

Secondary Muscles

Lower Abs, Obliques