How to perform Bodyweight Hollow Body Hold with proper form
Starting Position
- Body: Lie on your back with your arms overhead and legs straight.
- Lower Back: Tuck your pelvis and press your lower back into the floor.
Movement
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Lifting Phase:
- Lift your shoulders, arms and legs a few inches off the floor.
- Keep your lower back pressed down and your ribs pulled in.
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Holding Phase:
- Hold the banana-shaped position for time while breathing steadily.
Key Points
- The lower back stays on the floor. If it lifts, make the hold easier.
- To make it easier, bend your knees into a tuck or bring your arms to your sides.
- To make it harder, extend your arms overhead and lower your legs closer to the floor.
Exercises
Assisted Squat, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Bulgarian Split Squat, Dumbbell
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Bulgarian Split Squat, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Clean, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Push
Target: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Back, Shoulders
Synergist: Calves, Biceps, Chest, Forearms
Clean and Jerk, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Push
Target: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Back, Shoulders
Synergist: Calves, Biceps, Chest, Forearms
Deadlift High Pull, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Pull
Target: Shoulders, Glutes, Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Biceps, Forearms, Calves, Back
Front Squat, Barbell
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Front Squat, Cable
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Front Squat, Dumbbell
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Front Squat, Smith Machine
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Front Squat, Kettlebell
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Hack Squat, Barbell
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Hack Squat, Smith Machine
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Hip Adductor, Leverage Machine
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Jump Squat, Barbell
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Glutes, Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Calves
Jump Squat, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Glutes, Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Calves
Leg Extension, Band
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Leg Extension, Leverage Machine
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Leg Press, Smith Machine
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves
Leg Press, Leverage Machine
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves