Abs
pike-on-trx
Start in a plank position with hands directly under shoulders, feet in the TRX cradles, body in a straight line. Engage your core, keeping your back flat and hips stable.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- rectus abdominis
- obliques
- iliopsoas
- rectus femoris
Secondary muscles
- anterior deltoid
- serratus anterior
- triceps brachii
- quadriceps
Target muscles
- abs
- shoulder
- hips
How to perform
- 1
Start in a plank position with hands directly under shoulders, feet in the TRX cradles, body in a straight line.
- 2
Engage your core, keeping your back flat and hips stable.
- 3
Exhale and slowly lift your hips towards the ceiling, drawing your feet towards your hands.
- 4
Keep your legs relatively straight as you pike, forming an inverted V shape with your body.
- 5
Pause briefly at the top, squeezing your abs.
- 6
Inhale and slowly lower your hips back to the starting plank position with control.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
