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Core · Trunk anti-extension

Dead Bug

Deep trunk and hip control

Primary areaCore
PatternTrunk anti-extension
DifficultyBeginner
TrackingRepetitions

SETUP

Equipment and muscle focus

Equipment
Bodyweight
Primary
Core
Laterality
Both sides
Load tracking
Bodyweight
Editorial status
Reviewed base movement

MOVEMENT GUIDE

How to perform it

Coaching cues

  • Stack knees over hips and arms over shoulders.
  • Exhale as opposite limbs extend.
  • Shorten the reach if the low back lifts or symptoms increase.

LIBRARY CONNECTIONS

Where this exercise appears

63 sessions · 24 programs · 12 circuits

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