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Hollow Body Hold

The gold standard for deep core tension — a shallow, rigid banana shape.

  • Category: Main circuit
  • Type: Anti-extension (isometric hold)
  • Targets: Rectus abdominis, deep core, hip flexors
  • Prescription: 3 × 2040 s holds

Setup

Lie on your back, arms extended overhead beside the ears, legs straight and together.

Execution

  1. Press the lower back into the floor and hold it there — this never releases.
  2. Lift shoulder blades and legs a few inches off the floor into a shallow banana shape.
  3. Reach long through fingers and toes and hold.

Cues

  • The lower back stays welded to the floor; if it lifts, shorten the shape.
  • Chin gently tucked — look at your thighs, not the ceiling.
  • Lower = harder. Height is not the goal, tension is.

Common Mistakes

  • Lower back arching off the floor (the hold has failed at that point).
  • Folding at the hips into a V-sit.
  • Neck cranked forward doing all the "work".

Progression

Tuck hold (knees in) → one leg extended → full extension, arms overhead → hollow rocks