Ab Roller
How to do the Ab Roller with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
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How to do the Ab Roller
- 1
Hold the Ab Roller with both hands and kneel on the floor.
- 2
Now place the ab roller on the floor in front of you so that you are on all your hands and knees (as in a kneeling push up position). This will be your starting position.
- 3
Slowly roll the ab roller straight forward, stretching your body into a straight position. Tip: Go down as far as you can without touching the floor with your body. Breathe in during this portion of the movement.
- 4
After a pause at the stretched position, start pulling yourself back to the starting position as you breathe out. Tip: Go slowly and keep your abs tight at all times.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Ab Roller set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your abs volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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