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4. Practice test: testing the strength of the abdominal muscles from the top.

Task: lie on your back, feet on the ground, hands on the thighs. As the first step, raise you head and the shoulders, stretch your arms forward, maintain this position for 3 Counts, then bring the shoulders, had and arms down. As the second step, raise also your shoulder blades, stretch your arms further forward, maintain this position for 3 Counts, and then gradually bring your body down. As the third step, raise also your lumbar spine, while your arms are stretched towards your knees, maintain this position for 4 Counts, and then gradually roll back to the starting position.

Possible mistakes:

  • the feet take off the ground
  • the trunk is raised up with a momentum
  • the pupil cannot maintain the position for 3 Counts