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Ab Wheel Rollout

Kneel on a mat and grip the ab wheel handles with both hands, arms extended under your shoulders. Brace your core and squeeze your glutes to maintain a neutral spine. Slowly roll the wheel forward, extending your arms and lowering your torso toward the floor while keeping your hips from sagging. Go as far as you can without letting your lower back arch, then pull the wheel back toward your knees by contracting your abs. Keep the movement controlled throughout and avoid using momentum.

ABS · CORE

Ab Wheel Rollout: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

  1. Kneel on a mat and grip the ab wheel handles with both hands, arms extended under your shoulders.
  2. Brace your core and squeeze your glutes to maintain a neutral spine.
  3. Slowly roll the wheel forward, extending your arms and lowering your torso toward the floor while keeping your hips from sagging.
  4. Go as far as you can without letting your lower back arch, then pull the wheel back toward your knees by contracting your abs.
  5. Keep the movement controlled throughout and avoid using momentum.
Muscles worked
Abs
Primary muscle
Upper abs
Equipment
Ab wheel
Movement pattern
Core
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophyCore strengthStability

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