Expert exercise

One-Arm Straight-Leg Ab Wheel

Also called One-Arm Ab Wheel, One-Arm Ab Wheel Rollout

  • Stability
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics
  • Progression milestone

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Technique

How to perform One-Arm Straight-Leg Ab Wheel

  1. Place an ab wheel with a usable one-handed grip in front of your feet, then hinge down and grasp it with one hand.
  2. Keep both feet about hip-width apart, the knees straight and the free hand clear of the floor and wheel.
  3. Start with the wheel beneath the working shoulder, the elbow straight and the trunk braced.
  4. Roll forward under control, extending your body while resisting torso twisting and lower-back sagging.
  5. Continue into a long reach only as far as you can maintain the position and reverse the wheel's travel.
  6. Keep the working elbow straight as you pull the wheel back toward your feet, letting the hips rise as it comes close.
  7. Once the wheel is back near your feet, reset your stance or stand before another repetition.
  8. Change hands to perform the same controlled rollout on the other side.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique.

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Abdominis1.0Target, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.8Target, Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.8Target, Stabilizer
Serratus Anterior0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Triceps Long Head0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Triceps Medial Head0.4Stabilizer
Gluteus Maximus0.3Stabilizer
Trapezius0.3Mover

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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