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Side Jackknife

StrengthBeginner Abdominals Bodyweight
Side Jackknife, step 1
1. Lie on your side, legs straight and stacked; bottom arm on the floor in front of you, top hand behind your head.
Side Jackknife, step 2
2. Breathing out, raise your legs and upper body toward each other; pause, then lower slowly. Then the other side.

How to do it

  1. Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked. Place your bottom arm on the floor in front of you and your top hand behind your head.
  2. Raise your legs and upper body toward each other at the same time, contracting your obliques, while exhaling.
  3. Pause briefly at the top, then slowly lower back to the starting position while inhaling.
  4. Complete the prescribed repetitions, then switch sides.

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