Intermediate exercise

Straight Leg Ab Roller Negative

Also called Standing Ab Wheel Rollout Negative, Straight-Leg Ab Rollouts Negative, Straight-Leg Ab Wheel Rollout Negative

  • Stability
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

Technique

How to perform Straight Leg Ab Roller Negative

  1. 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.
  2. 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. At the farthest range of motion you can support, pause for a brief moment before lowering your knees. Then start pulling yourself back to the starting position as you breathe out. Go slowly and keep your abs tight at all times.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Abdominis1.0Target, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.3Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.3Stabilizer
Latissimus Dorsi0.3Stabilizer

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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