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How to do Dead Bug

Primary muscle: Core · Secondary: Glutes

CoreBeginnerBodyweightIsolation
Dead Bug start and end positionDead Bug start and end position

Step-by-step

  1. Lie on your back and reach your arms up toward the ceiling.
  2. Bend your knees to 90 degrees and raise your legs into the air.
  3. Keep your lower back pressed to the floor and your abs active.
  4. Simultaneously extend your right arm back and your left leg forward.
  5. Return to the start and repeat with the opposite arm and leg.

Coaching tip

Keep your lower back pressed to the floor and control your breathing as you slowly extend the opposite arm and leg.

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