V Up

High-level workout

V Up gif

About

Tighten your core and touch your hands and feet with your arms and lower body stretched out!

How to V Up

Starting Position

1. Please lie down comfortably on the floor.

2. Stretch your arms out and raise them above your head.

Proper Form

1. Please lift your upper and lower body so that your fingertips and toes can touch.

2. If the movement is too difficult, bend your knees and allow your fingertips to touch your knees.

3. Slowly return to the starting position.

Breathing Technique

Exhale when you lift, and inhale when you lower.

Precautions

1. Please move slowly so that your body doesn't shake.

2. Since this exercise is difficult, please substitute it with another exercise if it's too hard.

From the Community

V Up Community

Join the Community →

V Up Related Reading

Numbers Don't Lie
Sets per workout is the only training variable that reliably predicts muscle growth.
Wondering how many sets per workout you actually need? The answer is simpler than you think — according to a 2020 meta-analysis of 111 studies.
Myths Busted
Exercise does suppress appetite — but a muscle molecule, not willpower, is why (2016 meta-analysis)
Does exercise make you eat less? Yes — but the mechanism is a molecule called Lac-Phe, not willpower. Here's what the research actually says, per a 2016 meta-analysis and a 2021 RCT.
Numbers Don't Lie
How Many Sets of Biceps Per Week? 10 Is Probably Your Ceiling
More biceps sets doesn't mean more growth. Two RCTs show 5–10 weekly sets match or beat 15–32 — here's the number that actually matters.
What Actually Matters
The trap bar deadlift isn't a shortcut — it's the smarter pull, backed by posterior-chain research
Trap bar deadlift benefits go beyond 'easier on the back.' Here's what posterior-chain research and deadlift RCTs actually say about strength, safety, and power.
What Actually Matters
Time under tension does matter — just not the way you think
TUT isn't the main driver of muscle size — but it unlocks real aerobic and tendon adaptations. Here's what the research actually shows, per a 2022 review and RCT.
Myths Busted
The Anabolic Window Is a Myth.
You don't need to slam a protein shake the second you rack the bar. Here's what the research actually says about post-workout nutrition timing, according to two landmark reviews.

Curious about a Core workout plan that includes the V Up

V Up Alternatives

Leg Raise

Captains Chair Leg Raise

V Up vs Leg Raise
V Up vs Crunch
V Up vs Cable Crunch

V Up

About