Simultaneously lift legs and torso to touch your toes at the top. Full extension at the bottom.
MUSCLES WORKED
Rectus Abdominis
Also: Hip Flexors, Obliques
COACH'S NOTE
Hands and feet meet at the top
How to do it
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Lie flat on your back with arms extended overhead and legs straight.
02
Set up with the bar at mid-chest height and your eyes under it.
03
Brace, unrack, and settle the bar over your shoulders before the first rep.
04
Lower under control to the same spot every rep.
The full v-ups guide is in the app.
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3 more steps
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3 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
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How Fittrexx programs it
bodyweight
STYLE
Outdoor · Park
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for v-ups from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.