Sentences with phrase «straight leg lifts»

Perform kneeling push ups with alternating straight leg lifts, or simply do kneeling push ups with both knees on the ground to build strength in your upper body.

I just add a quick set of these to the end of the straight leg lifts to get a tiny more out of this move when I start to fatigue.

>> Seated straight leg lifts: Sit on your butt, back against a wall, and lift your straight leg up as high as possible to strengthen the muscle range.

The emphasis should be on the straight leg lifting higher than the arm lowers (c).

Alternatively you can build a ton of strength in your lower abdominals in preparation for the straight leg lift by bending your knees and raising them up and down to either side.

Not exact matches

Holding onto their hands, lift your leg straight up.

With your arms outstretched on either side of your body and your legs straight, slowly lift arms, legs and chest off the floor.

When you reach down to lift your baby from the floor or car seat, you should keep your back straight and lift with your legs.

Keep your chest, shoulders, and hips facing forward and your left leg straight and strong as you push your right foot into your right hand and lift your right leg up.

From child's pose, lift hips then extend legs toward straight, keeping the feet hip width or wider.

Keep the legs and arms straight, bring the left hand to the right foot, then the right hand to the left foot, lift the head, neck, and shoulder off the floor.

Lift your left leg up straight out in front of you while bringing your arms down like a karate chop.

Crunch up as you lift right leg straight up, bringing foot to meet hands.

Balancing Table Knee - to - Nose: From table position (when you're on all fours), lift your right leg out straight behind you.

Extend left leg straight up and lift your hips off the mat (picture A).

Make a tall «V» shape by lifting hips straight up, sinking upper chest and shoulders, and relaxing down the backs of legs into your heels.

Do it right: During this exercise, keep your leg straight and glute contracted as you want to focus on using your glute to lift your leg.

Keeping the knees straight and close together, slowly lift your legs straight up towards the ceiling until they are about perpendicular to the floor, if possible.

Raise your left leg straight toward the ceiling and lift and lower your hips 12 times, peeling your lower back off the ground each time your hips raise up.

Lift the right leg back up, straight out of your hip, as you engage the core and lengthen the neck.

Keep them lifted as you roll the ball forward until legs are straight; bend knees to roll the ball back in.

Keeping your core tight, lift your legs off the floor while keeping your knees as straight as possible, and keep your toes pointed.

Lift your butt off the ground, keeping your legs straight.

While planting your left foot on the ground, lift your right leg straight up (keeping your leg straight and toe towards the ground) as high as you can.

Place hands on the ground and extend right leg straight back, then lift.

Looking straight ahead, lift chest, arms, and legs a few inches off the ground.

Forearm planks, side planks, and straight - arm planks are my sweet spot, but I flirt with the idea of planks with leg lifts until — nope, yeah, gonna have to work up to that.

Kick your leg outward, lift it straight up, lower your hips down, and then press back up.

Keeping both legs straight, lift your left leg.

Slowly lower legs, keeping them straight and together, until about 12 inches away from floor; lift back up.

Here's how to do it: Lie on your back with your head and shoulders lifted, kick your left leg straight up and pull twice with your hands, then switch and pull your right leg.

Come back into plank position, this time lifting your right leg straight back to hip height.

Keeping shoulders above elbows, walk feet toward torso, legs straight, lifting hips above torso.

Keeping your back straight, lift one leg on the side under a 90 degree angle and raise it up to your hip level.

You can also perform side planks by lying on one side and keeping your legs straight and fully extended and resting on your forearm with the elbow directly under the shoulder, then bracing your core and lifting your body up so that it forms a straight line.

Exhale as you lift opposite arm and leg straight, squeezing the glutes and maintaining your balance.

Lie on your back with legs straight and shoulder blades lifted.

Lift your feet up, so that the legs are straight and pressed against the wall.

As you inhale, draw your belly button toward the spine and engage your lower abs, then extend your right arm and left leg and lift them off the floor until they form a straight line with the rest of your body, keeping the spine neutral.

Lift right leg up, keeping it bent, and extend right arm straight up (A).

B. Lift your butt high in the air with your legs and arms straight so that you form a pyramid.

a good modification for this one is laying on a bench, and doing straight leg raises, engaging your lower abdominals to lift your hips.

Lift your legs straight in the air.

Lift your straight leg up until both knees meet, then slowly lower.

Also, if your hips are too high and your legs are almost straight, the hips and lower back have to work a lot harder since your knees can't help with the lift, which further increases lower back stress.

Using your core, and keeping your chin and chest lifted, draw your legs up straight and bring your arms in front of you.

Bring your knees back into your chest and repeat for 10 reps. Pro tip: Intensify this exercise by keeping your knees straight as you lift your legs and as you lower them, slowly drop your upper body back toward the floor as well.

Lift one of your legs straight up into three - legged dog position.

If you are stable here, slowly lift your legs up, together, until you are balancing in a straight line.

Extend right leg straight out and lift it about 6 inches off the floor (A).