Advanced exercise
Straight Leg Ab Roller
Also called Standing Ab Wheel Rollout, Straight-Leg Ab Rollouts, Straight-Leg Ab Wheel Rollout
Technique
How to perform Straight Leg Ab Roller
- Hold the Ab Roller with both hands and stand on the floor.
- Now place the ab roller on the floor in front of you so that you are on the wheel and and feet bent over in a fold.
- This will be your starting position.
- Slowly roll the ab roller straight forward, stretching your body into a straight position.
- Go down as far as you can without touching the floor with your body or sagging.
- Breathe in during this portion of the movement.
- After a pause at the stretched position, start pulling yourself back to the starting position as you breathe out.
- Go slowly and keep your abs tight at all times.
Recommended external demonstration
Watch Straight Leg Ab Roller
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.