V-Up

Danish: Foldekniv (V-up)

Movement pattern

Hip flexion, Spinal flexion

Equipment

Bodyweight

Main muscles

Iliacus, Psoas major, Rectus abdominis

Also works

External abdominal oblique, Internal abdominal oblique, Rectus femoris

Stabilisers

—

Muscle groups

Hip flexors, Abdominals

Level

Intermediate

Type

Compound, pull

Load

Bodyweight

Logged as

Reps

Related exercises

Harder version of: Crunch

Opposing movement: Assisted Pistol Squat, Bird Dog, Bodyweight Forward Lunge, Bodyweight Reverse Lunge, Bodyweight Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift, Bodyweight Squat, Burpee, Cycling, Glute Bridge, Jump Squat, Lateral Jump, Lateral Lunge, Marching Glute Bridge, Pistol Squat, Reverse Plank, Shrimp Squat, Single-Leg Feet-Elevated Glute Bridge, Single-Leg Glute Bridge, Sprint, Superman

Other names

Liftosaur: Jackknife Sit Up, Bodyweight, V Up, Bodyweight · free-exercise-db: Jackknife Sit-Up

Also called: Jack-Knife Sit Up, Jack-Knife Sit Ups, Jack-Knife Sit-Up, Jack-Knife Sit-Ups, Jack-Knife Situp, Jackknife Sit-Up, V Up, V Ups, V-Ups

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Identifier: https://overachiever.eu/kg/exercise/v-up

Exercise data: Exercise Knowledge Graph by Giovanni Degani, incl. wger contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Version 1.0.0. Adapted from the Exercise Knowledge Graph; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution and sources · Download the data (JSON)