Straddle Hollow Body Hold

The Straddle Hollow Body Hold strengthens everything from fingertips to toes, building a strong bodyline and giving your transverse abdominis the core endurance of a gymnast. Each progression makes your core increasingly more stable, and this one in particular activates the medial glutes as well.

Type Of Exercise: Strength
Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
Difficulty: Beginner
Equipment: Body Only

Straddle Hollow Body Hold

Lie on your back with your legs straddled wide and arms by your sides.
Initiate the hold by pressing your low back firmly into the floor and lifting your legs just off the ground.
Simultaneously bring your shoulder blades off the ground and, as you do so.
Do not allow your lower back to lose contact with the floor.
Straddle wider to more strongly target your hips.
Hold this position for time.

Exercise: Bent Hollow Body Hold
Type of Exercise: Strength
Muscles: Abdominals
Difficulty: Beginner
Equipment: Body Only

Exercise: Hollow Body Hold
Type of Exercise: Strength
Muscles: Abdominals
Difficulty: Beginner
Equipment: Body Only