Tuck-Up

The Tuck-up is a variation of the sitting V-Up exercise. It engages transverse abdominis and hip flexors in the compression motion, but reduces the lever load for a V-Up, making it less challenging.

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

Tuck-Up

Start by lying flat on your back, with your arms overhead and feet together. Point your toes and engage your quads.
To initiate the tuck-up, lift up your arms, trunk, and legs at the same time.
Sit your torso up tall, using your core and hips to bring your knees to your chest.
You should now be balancing on your sit bones, with your knees bent and pulled in as close to your chest as possible.
Pause momentarily before lowering back to the starting position with control.
Your eventual goal is to make full thigh-to-chest contact.
Relax momentarily as you lay flat between repetitions.

Exercise: Straddle-Up
Type of Exercise: Strength
Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
Difficulty: Beginner
Equipment: Body Only

Exercise: V-Up
Type of Exercise: Strength
Muscles: Abdominals, Hips
Difficulty: Beginner
Equipment: Body Only