Butt-Ups

What it is

This dynamic bodyweight exercise sculpts your core strength and control. You will elevate your hips from a forearm plank position, actively engaging your abdominal muscles. It primarily targets your entire midsection, making it a foundational core movement.

Technique tips

• Ensure your elbows are directly under your shoulders in the starting plank position.
• Actively squeeze your abdominals, pulling your ribcage towards your hips as you lift.
• Exhale fully as your hips rise and inhale slowly on the way down.
• Maintain a slight arch in your lower back, avoiding any sagging as you lower.
• Resist using momentum; control the movement both up and down.

How to track your progress

Log reps, and add the extra load if you wear a belt or a vest. Straddly counts your bodyweight in the estimated max, so added weight and extra reps both show up as progress, and new records are flagged during the session.