Why it's effective: As you push your buttocks and
upper legs off the floor, your chest and shoulders naturally fall into a more open position.
Not exact matches
Fold the
upper body over the left
leg, then swiftly rise up into Wild Thing pose, bending the body back so deeply that the arm extends straight behind your head and the left
leg and right thigh rise
off the ground.
'' Lying
leg curls holding
upper body up 4 x 10 — 15 superset with 15 — 20 lying
leg curls (hold your
upper body
off the bench so you hold yourself up, squeeze when you curl, then you can feel it all the way to the top of the hamstring where the glute and hamstring definition is.
Your core and hips drive a lot of your movement, but it's also
upper body focused — like you need really strong shoulders — but you're also exploding and accelerating
off of your
legs.
Lift your
legs off the ground; at the same time, lift your
upper body and twist your torso to reach your left arm toward your feet.
As you slowly raise your
upper body
off the ground, keep your
legs straight and pinned to the floor.
To do that, just lay down on your back, raise your
legs slightly, raise your
upper back
off the ground and put your hands behind your head.
Stabilize your
legs while pushing the bar up so that more force is transferred into your
upper body, and remember not to lift your buttocks
off the bench.
After all, the
legs are lifting the
upper body; they're not lifting themselves
off the ground).
Engage your lower back and lift your
upper and lower body smoothly, bringing your
legs and arms
off the ground.
Engage your lower back, smoothly lifting your
upper and lower body, bringing your
legs and arms
off the ground at the same time.
Continue to lift your shoulder blades
off the ground while squeezing your
legs into your
upper arms and pushing your arms into your
legs.
If possible we will do some
off feet conditioning, mobility, single
leg work,
upper body pump and extra core work Game day + 2 to help with the recovery process.
Contract your lower back and butt muscles and raise your
upper body and
legs off of the floor.
Lift your right
leg off the floor and place your hand behind your thigh, pulling your
leg back toward your
upper body.
Not to mention, it can increase circulation in your
upper body, while taking some pressure
off your
legs (at least for a little while).
Inhale, bring your head and shoulders
off the mat, keeping your abs contracted, exhale and lift your entire
upper body
off the mat, with your
legs still extended and your arms outstretched in front of you.
From here, bend your left knee in, keeping the right
leg extended out straight, and crunch your
upper back up
off the floor, twisting the right elbow across your body to meet the left knee.
One frustration of the roll up is when the feet and
legs want to fly up
off the mat in response to the
upper body lift.
Press your feet and
legs down into the mat and lift your chest, shoulders, and head
off the floor into a small
upper backbend.
A woman wears an
off - the - shoulder top with a short skirt that reveal bare shoulders,
upper chest and bare
legs to the mid-thighs.
The kids form a circle on the floor and begin raising their
upper bodies
off the floor, touching their lower
legs with their hands, lying prone again, then repeating the movement, all to the beat from the boom box, for two and a half minutes.