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Dead bug

Movement pattern:
Core
Equipment:
Bodyweight
Level:
Beginner
Primary muscle:
Core
Dead bugWatch technique video

Technique

On your back, arms up, knees at 90°. Slowly lower opposite arm and leg, lower back pressed to the floor.

Common mistakes

Lower back lifting off the floor.

Harder option: Lying leg raise, Mountain climbers, Bear crawl, Hollow rock, V-up, Reverse crunch, Copenhagen plank, Turkish get-up, Kettlebell windmill, Kettlebell halo, Tuck L-sit on parallel bars, Wall-bar hanging knee raise, Wall-bar hanging straight-leg raise

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