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Dead Bug

🏋️ Calisthenics / Bodyweight · Core

Also known as: dead bugs, deadbug, deadbugs

Log it by text

Reps
/dead_bugs 20
also valid: /dead-bugs 20 · /dead bugs 20
Sets × Reps
/dead_bugs 3x10
also valid: /dead-bugs 3x10 · /dead bugs 3x10 · /log dead_bugs 3x10
Sets × Reps @ Weight
/dead_bugs 3x10@45
also valid: /dead-bugs 3x10@45 · /dead bugs 3x10@45 · /log dead_bugs 3x10@45

Underscores, dashes, and spaces are interchangeable — every spelling above logs the same exercise.

Demonstration

Dead Bug demonstration animation
Demo: Dead Bug — © Gym visual

How to perform

🎯 AbsHip FlexorsLower Back🛠 Body Weight
  1. Lie flat on your back with your arms extended towards the ceiling.
  2. Bend your knees and lift your legs off the ground, creating a 90-degree angle at your hips and knees.
  3. Engage your core and lower back to press your lower back into the ground.
  4. Slowly lower your right arm and left leg towards the ground, keeping them straight and hovering just above the floor.
  5. Pause for a moment, then return to the starting position.
  6. Repeat the movement with your left arm and right leg.
  7. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

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