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Lying Overhead Reach

This move works your abs in a lengthened position. You may be lying on the ground, but this move is still challenging!

  • Lie on your back with your knees at 90-degree angles, using your low abs to press your lower back into the mat. Holding two- to tree-kilogram dumbbells, raise your arms toward the ceiling, keeping the elbow joint slightly bent. This is your starting position.
  • Reach your arms back overhead, tapping the dumbbells on the floor above your head. Do not let your back arch away from the floor as you lower the weights.
  • Return your arms to the starting position above your chest to complete one rep.
Image Source: Sam Kang