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Cocoons

How to do the Cocoons with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundBody OnlyBeginnerPull
Primary muscles

Abs

Secondary

Equipment

Body Only

Step by step

How to do the Cocoons

  1. 1

    Begin by lying on your back on the ground. Your legs should be straight and your arms extended behind your head. This will be your starting position.

  2. 2

    To perform the movement, tuck the knees toward your chest, rotating your pelvis to lift your glutes from the floor. As you do so, flex the spine, bringing your arms back over your head to perform a simultaneous crunch motion.

  3. 3

    After a brief pause, return to the starting position.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Cocoons 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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