dead-bug

Legs toward ceiling

Dead-bug is an exercise performed lying face-up with arms and legs raised toward the ceiling, then alternately lowering opposite limbs toward the floor—mimicking the pose of a dead insect on its back.

It targets core stability: I do three sets of dead-bugs every morning.

Also called dead bug.

insect

carcass

Slaughtered animal's body

shell · windowsill · upside-down · decomposing · beetle · cockroach · fly · crispy · curled · desiccated

position

supine

Flat, face upward

inverted · fetal · sprawled · flipped · overturned · recumbent · horizontal · face-up · splayed · upside-down

exercise

core

Central essential portion

bracing · lying · rehabilitation · beginner · activation · floor · mat · isometric · warm-up · glutes

Opposites
body position/orientation

dead-bugbird-dog

Pursue or monitor closely

superman · plank · swimming · back extension · mountain climber

movement pattern

dead-bugplank

Flat timber piece

crunch · sit-up

Family

dead, bug, deader, deadest, deadly, deaden, deadened, deadening, deadness

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