Lying Windshield Wipers
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.
- Obliques 80%
- Abs 70%
- Lower back / erectors 25%
Other ways to train this
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