@cam.bentley: Deadbugs for Core Strength Deadbugs are one of the most common core exercises given by trainers, and one of the most under coached. Here’s how I teach them: Lying on your back, raise your arms and legs with knees bent, both stacked over your shoulders and knees. The core work doesn’t come from rounding your back and ‘crunching’ into the deadbug. Your head stays on the floor and lower back is always touching the floor, but not rounded into the floor. As one leg extends out, the most common thing to happen is the lower back immediately lifts. That’d because the psoas muscle connects the upper leg to the lower back, and the psoas is staying tense to support yourself as you lower. But we want the psoas to lengthen, and we want the obliques and other core muscles to keep us stable. To get better, slowly extend one leg out as far as you can without lifting the lower back. Hold for 30 seconds, resisting the urge to lift off and slowly feeling your psoas lengthen. Rest and repeat on the other side. Repeat for 2-3 rounds each side, every other day for 2 weeks, and feel your hips open and your core get stronger 💪🏻 #prehab #exercisetips #corestrength #deadbug #Fitness

Dian ♥️ :

Is this the same as a bird dog but inverted

AmFishing04 :

Amber :

my left hip always pops when doing Deadbugs

Beckyy1986 :

Is it normal that my whole body shake when doing this

florski :

Are the arms necessary? I dont like moving the arms

shanon :

what if my back has an insane arch. like lumbar lordosis vibes. my lower back will not touch the ground unless im curled up in a ball

Stillness and Snuggles :

I love this explanation, could you tell the breathing cue as well?

j :

Any tips for when you feel one side working more than the other when doing this?

Soninjr :

What does mean if you hear a loud click when you extend each leg? My back and head are completely flat 😭

ghostpaprika :

thank you sir

✨🪼Elliott🪼✨ :

THANK YOU!! No one mentions what to do with your head/neck so I thought I was doing it wrong

bond, Ligma Bond :

this is extremely helpful. I can’t do full dead bugs due to injury and this is awesome

Oolervay ❌ :

I have a fusion from L4-s1. It's almost impossible for me to keep my lower back flat on the floor. Any suggestions?

juicebox :

Thank you!!

Tootyy_53 :

why would my lower back hurts even when I engage my core and keep my back attached to the floor . my core is so weak that easiest exercises hurt my lower back idk what to do

Elizabeth Davis :

I always thought it was opposite arm and leg. oops.

࣪ ˖ 𖦹°⋆indiethehermit ˖ 𖦹°⋆ :

Deadbugs KILL me

𝖁𝖆𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖆 𝕽𝖆𝖊 🥀 :

thank you. I've been doing dead bugs and have been working on form

trueblueheron :

RealDealNeil :

TY 🙏🙏🙏

BUILDING BEAUTY :

Sorry but I think this is incorrect….I understood that the movements should be with the alternate arm and knee!😁

longbeannn :

There is a clicking somewhere in my back when I lower my leg, happens for both sides. Is this normal?

Big J :

this makes soooooooo much more sense to me after doing them for a few weeks. thank you !!!

Alaa :

Is it safe with diastasis recti?

Natalie Imperial :

THANK YOU!