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Supine Windshield Wipers demonstration

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Strength / Bodyweight

Supine Windshield Wipers

A lying rotation drill: with the knees bent or the legs raised, both legs swing from side to side like wipers while the shoulders stay pinned to the floor.

Equipment

Bodyweight

Experience

intermediate

Movement

compound

Primary musclesSecondary muscles

Hip Flexors · Deep Core

Instructions

  1. 01

    Lie on your back with the arms out to the sides and the knees bent over the hips.

  2. 02

    Brace the trunk so the lower back does not lift off the floor.

  3. 03

    Lower both legs together towards one side as far as the shoulders stay down.

  4. 04

    Bring them back through the centre and lower to the other side.

  5. 05

    Keep alternating for the desired number of repetitions.

Choose a load and range you can control. These instructions are general guidance, not a substitute for individual coaching.