Skills

Dragon Flag

The most honest core exercise there is: if the hips break, everyone can see it. Train it in negatives before full reps.

Advanced 4 progression
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The goal

Lower and raise the body straight as a plank, supported only on the shoulders.

Progression

The full chain

Bottom to top. Meet the criterion for one rung before touching the next.

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Hollow Body Hold

Level 35/100 3-4 × 20-60 sec

The hollow body hold is the foundational position of artistic gymnastics and one of the most complete core drills in calisthenics. Lying on your back in an inverted banana shape—arms by the ears, legs together a few centimeters off the floor—the entire core works isometrically at max.

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01 Hollow Body Hold
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Lying Leg Raises

Level 30/100 3 × 10-20 reps

A fundamental exercise for strengthening the lower abs and hip flexors.

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02 Lying Leg Raises
Rung 3 of 4

Dragon Flag Tuck

Level 70/100 3 × 5-10 reps

The tucked version of Bruce Lee's famous move, focused on extreme core strength.

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03 Dragon Flag Tuck
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Dragon Flag

Level 85/100 3-4 × 4-8 reps

The dragon flag is the hardest and most spectacular floor ab exercise in calisthenics. Popularized by Bruce Lee, you keep the body completely rigid and extended, supported only on the shoulders, and raise and lower that plank-body from near the floor to vertical. Demand on the full core is absolutely maximal.

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04 Dragon Flag
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