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Flutter Kicks

Flutter Kicks

Lie on your back with your legs extended and your hands tucked under your glutes for lower-back support. Raise both legs a few inches off the floor and brace your abs, pressing your lower back into the ground. Alternately kick your legs up and down in small, quick scissoring motions while keeping them straight. Maintain constant tension and never let your feet rest on the floor between reps.

How it is executed

  1. Lie on your back with your legs extended and your hands tucked under your glutes for lower-back support.
  2. Raise both legs a few inches off the floor and brace your abs, pressing your lower back into the ground.
  3. Alternately kick your legs up and down in small, quick scissoring motions while keeping them straight.
  4. Maintain constant tension and never let your feet rest on the floor between reps.
Muscles worked
Abs
Primary muscle
Lower abs
Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement pattern
Core
Difficulty
Beginner
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy · Core strength · Stability

Variations and substitutions

Build the routine from these exercises, without the spreadsheet.