

Step-by-step
- Lie on your back under a waist-height bar and grip it shoulder-width apart.
- Push through your heels to make your body a straight line from head to feet.
- Brace your abs and squeeze your glutes to keep your body as one unit.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together and rise by pulling your chest toward the bar.
- Lower to the starting position under control by extending your arms.
Coaching tip
Keep your body straight like a plank, pull your chest to the bar, and squeeze your shoulder blades.
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