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Scissor Kicks

Lie on your back with your legs extended and your hands under your glutes to protect your lower back. Lift both legs off the floor and brace your core, keeping your lower back flat against the ground. Cross one leg over the other horizontally, then switch in a wide scissoring motion while keeping both legs straight and low. Keep the movement controlled and never let your feet touch the floor between reps.

ABS · CORE

How it is executed

  1. Lie on your back with your legs extended and your hands under your glutes to protect your lower back.
  2. Lift both legs off the floor and brace your core, keeping your lower back flat against the ground.
  3. Cross one leg over the other horizontally, then switch in a wide scissoring motion while keeping both legs straight and low.
  4. Keep the movement controlled and never let your feet touch the floor between reps.
Muscles worked
Abs
Primary muscle
Lower abs
Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement pattern
Core
Difficulty
Beginner
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophyCore strengthStability

Variations and substitutions

Program your clients' routines from these exercises, without the spreadsheet.