Butt-Ups
Quick answer
Butt-Ups is a beginner isolation bodyweight exercise that mainly works the abs, with the hamstrings assisting.
Written by the GymStreak coaching team
Muscles worked
Primary
Secondary
How to do Butt-Ups
- 1
Take position on the floor in the pushup position with your elbows on the ground and resting on your forearms. This is your starting position.
- 2
With your arms at a 90 degree angle, raise your glutes upwards, squeezing your ab muscles in the process. Lift your glutes up as far as you can.
- 3
Slowly lower your glutes back to the starting position.
Form cues
- Try to keep your back as straight as possible.
- Always move in a controlled manner.
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