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- 01Lie on an incline bench with the head at the higher end and hold the bench securely behind or beside your head.
- 02Bring the hips and knees into a bent tabletop position and press the lower back toward the bench.
- 03Contract the abdomen to curl the pelvis upward and draw the knees toward the chest.
- 04Pause with the hips just off the bench without swinging the legs or pulling excessively with the arms.
- 05Lower the pelvis slowly until it contacts the bench and reset before the next repetition.
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