Advanced exercise
Straight Leg Ab Roller Negative
Also called Standing Ab Wheel Rollout Negative, Straight-Leg Ab Rollouts Negative, Straight-Leg Ab Wheel Rollout Negative
Technique
How to perform Straight Leg Ab Roller Negative
- Stand with the ab wheel close in front of your feet and grip both handles.
- Extend your elbows, brace your trunk and slowly roll forward as your body lengthens.
- Keep your ribs and pelvis controlled and stop the outward phase before your lower back sags.
- Lower your knees to the floor to reduce the load instead of attempting a standing return.
- Roll the wheel back from the supported kneeling position, then reset to standing for the next negative.
- Keep each outward phase controlled rather than dropping to the floor.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.