How to Do the Ab Roller

Intermediate · Other · Targets Abdominals, Shoulders

How to perform it

1. Hold the Ab Roller with both hands and kneel on the floor.
2. Now place the ab roller on the floor in front of you so that you are on all your hands and knees (as in a kneeling push up position). This will be your starting position.
3. Slowly roll the ab roller straight forward, stretching your body into a straight position. Tip: Go down as far as you can without touching the floor with your body. Breathe in during this portion of the movement.
4. After a pause at the stretched position, start pulling yourself back to the starting position as you breathe out. Tip: Go slowly and keep your abs tight at all times.

Muscles worked

The Ab Roller primarily targets your Abdominals, with support from your Shoulders. You'll need other.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Ab Roller slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.