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Wind Sprints

Wind Sprints is a beginner strength exercise using body only. It works the abdominals.

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Main muscles
abdominals

How to do it

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar using a pronated grip. Your arms and legs should be extended. This will be your starting position.
  2. Begin by quickly raising one knee as high as you can. Do not swing your body or your legs. 3
  3. Immediately reverse the motion, returning that leg to the starting position. Simultaneously raise the opposite knee as high as possible.
  4. Continue alternating between legs until the set is complete.

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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

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