Lying Windshield Wipers
Lying Windshield Wipers trains 2 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Obliques 80%, Abs 70%.
How to do it
- Lie on your back with your arms out to the sides for balance and legs raised straight up.
- Press your lower back into the floor.
- Keeping your legs together and straight, lower them to one side.
- Stop before your shoulder lifts off the floor, then sweep them across to the other side.
- Both shoulders stay flat. If one lifts, shorten the range or bend your knees.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
How it compares
Compared with the Russian Twist, it loads Abs 30 points higher, Obliques 5 points lower.
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