Resisted Pallof press in bridge with arm extension ("Pallof press" Trunk rotation stabilization, with band, bridging, supine)

Resisted Pallof press in bridge with arm extension ("Pallof press" Trunk rotation stabilization, with band, bridging, supine)

Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Secure a resistance band to a point to one side of you.
Hold the other end of the band in both hands, clasped on your abdomen.
Tighten your abdominal and buttock muscles, and lift your hips up into the air into a bridge.
Simultaneously, straighten your arms directly up towards the ceiling.
Control the movement against the pull of the band, ensuring your knees, hips and shoulders remain square to the ceiling.
Simultaneously lower your hips back down as you bend your arms, bringing your hands back into your tummy.
Repeat.

Required equipment: Mat, Resistance band
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