The Amazing Stickie works her
lower abdominals by doing femur arcs.
The movement is simple, but a few form details make all the difference.
She begins lying in tabletop
position, which is on her back with her thighs pointing toward the ceiling and
her shins parallel to the floor.
For those of us who remember geometry, we recognize that the two
segments of her legs make a 90 degree angle. This angle is important because she needs to maintain it
throughout the exercise.
Stickie inhales as she lowers one
leg toward the ground using ONLY her hip.
It is extremely tempting to touch the foot to the ground by bending the
knee, but that is much, much easier and does not give the abdominals the
challenge they need and want. As
she exhales, she brings the leg back up to meet the other leg. As she moves, she works to keep her
abdominals flat; they will want to poof up, but that just trains them to stick
out, which is not our goal. She
alternates legs until she has completed a set of ten. After a rest, she does a couple more sets.
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