START POSITION - Assume the position
with hands gently positioned behind your head. Focus your mind
entirely on contracting the abdominal muscles even before beginning to lift
your shoulders.
MID/FINISH
POSITION
- Curl the shoulders up and forward until the upper back lifts off
the floor. Flex the ab muscles hard when you lift the shoulders (imagine you are
trying to put a dent in the floor with your lower back). Hold the contracted
position for a full two seconds before
slowly returning to the
start position.
