Dead Bug
Step-by-step technique for Dead Bug, an exercise for transverse abs using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Lie on your back with arms and knees up at 90 degrees.
- Press your lower back into the floor.
- Lower the opposite arm and leg toward the floor.
- Return and switch sides.
Coach tip: Keep your lower back on the floor throughout.
Muscles worked
Primary: Transverse Abs
Secondary: Lower Abs
Dead Bug is a strength exercise that loads the transverse abs using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Transverse Abs
- Secondary
- Lower Abs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Strength