Exercise library
Looking At Ceiling

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QuadricepsBeginner

Looking At Ceiling

How to perform

  1. 01Kneel on the floor, holding your heels with both hands.
  2. 02Lift your buttocks up and forward while bringing your head back to look up at the ceiling, to give an arch in your back.

Form cues

  • Control the lowering phase — that is where most of the growth stimulus lives.

Common mistakes

  • Using momentum instead of the target muscle.
  • Cutting the range of motion short to add load.
  • Bouncing into the stretch instead of holding it.

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