Beginner exercise

Cocoons

  • Muscle Growth
  • Calisthenics

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Technique

How to perform Cocoons

  1. Lie on your back with legs extended and arms reaching overhead.
  2. Bring your knees toward your torso while curling your pelvis and shoulders off the floor.
  3. Sweep your arms forward alongside your legs as you draw into the tucked position.
  4. Reverse the motion slowly, returning your shoulders and pelvis to the floor while extending your legs and arms.
  5. Reset without using a swinging leg motion to start the next tuck.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Abdominis1.0Target, Mover, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.5Mover, Stabilizer

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Progression relationships

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