ABS Exercises

Step-by-Step Instructions

• Position yourself inside a captain’s chair with your feet on a platform or steps, back against the pad, and forearms flat on the pair of padded parallel bars.
• Bring your shoulders back and contract your abs.
• Step off the platform or steps and support yourself with your upper body musculature. Keep your shoulders in position and avoid slumping.
• Take a breath and engage your abs to raise your knees as high as possible in one fluid motion. Breathe out at the top.
• Lower your knees to the starting position, extending them on the way down, and stop before your lower back begins to arch. Breathe in on the way down.