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Hollow Rock

Hollow Rock

Lie on your back and lift your shoulders and legs off the floor, pressing your lower back firmly into the ground to form a hollow, banana-shaped position. Extend your arms overhead and keep your legs straight with toes pointed, maintaining tension throughout your whole body. Rock back and forth like a curved rocking chair, driving the motion from a tight core rather than swinging your limbs. Keep your lower back pinned and your midsection braced for the entire set.

How it is executed

  1. Lie on your back and lift your shoulders and legs off the floor, pressing your lower back firmly into the ground to form a hollow, banana-shaped position.
  2. Extend your arms overhead and keep your legs straight with toes pointed, maintaining tension throughout your whole body.
  3. Rock back and forth like a curved rocking chair, driving the motion from a tight core rather than swinging your limbs.
  4. Keep your lower back pinned and your midsection braced for the entire set.
Muscles worked
Abs
Primary muscle
Upper abs
Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement pattern
Core
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy · Core strength · Stability

Variations and substitutions

Build the routine from these exercises, without the spreadsheet.