Band Alternating V-Up

Setup

1. 01Anchor a light band low behind your head or loop it under your upper back.
2. 02Lie flat holding a band handle in each hand, arms extended overhead.
3. 03Extend both legs straight along the floor with toes pointed.
4. 04Take the slack out of the band before the first rep.

Execution

1. 01Simultaneously raise one straight leg and both arms, folding into a one-leg V.
2. 02Reach the hands toward the rising foot against the band's pull.
3. 03Lower the arms and leg back down under control against band tension.
4. 04Repeat on the other leg and keep alternating sides.

Checkpoints

• -The trunk lifts as the leg rises; it is a fold, not just a leg lift.
• -The band stays taut through the entire rep.
• -The non-working leg stays straight and close to the floor.
• -Lower back returns to the mat softly each rep.

Common mistakes

• -Whipping up with momentum so the band snaps slack at the top.
• -Bending the working knee to shorten the reach.
• -Letting the resting leg lift off the floor for balance.
• -Arching the lower back as the arms travel overhead.