Banded Deadbug
Muscle Groups: Abs, Hips
Banded Deadbug focuses on Abs, Hips.
How to Perform
Follow these step-by-step instructions to perform Banded Deadbug with proper form and technique.
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Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
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Place a resistance band around the arches of your feet and hold the ends of the band in each hand, palms facing each other.
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Lift your knees directly over your hips, forming a 90-degree angle at your knees and hips, while extending your arms straight up towards the ceiling.
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Keeping your lower back pressed into the floor, slowly extend your right arm straight back overhead and your left leg straight forward, hovering them just above the floor.
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Maintain tension in the band throughout the movement, resisting its pull.
- 6
Slowly return your right arm and left leg to the starting position.
- 7
Repeat the movement on the opposite side, extending your left arm and right leg.
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