Mountain Climbers
Step-by-step technique for Mountain Climbers, an exercise for transverse abs using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Get into a high plank on your hands.
- Brace your core.
- Drive one knee toward your chest, alternating legs quickly.
- Keep your hips low and a steady rhythm.
Coach tip: Keep your hips down. Don’t bounce your hips up.
Muscles worked
Primary: Transverse Abs
Secondary: Hip Flexors, Front Delts
Mountain Climbers 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
- Hip Flexors, Front Delts
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Strength